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35	35	**__TABLE OF CONTENTS__**
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37		-AD 01_101 Distribution
	37	+AD 01_101 Definitions
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39		-AD 01_102 Definitions
	39	+AD 01_102 References
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41		-AD 01_103 References
	41	+AD 01_103 General
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43		-AD 01_104 General
	43	+AD 01_104 Frisk Search
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45		-AD 01_105 Frisk Search
	45	+AD 01_105 Rub Search
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47		-AD 01_106 Rub Search
	47	+AD 01_106 Strip Search
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49		-AD 01_107 Strip Search
	49	+AD 01_107 Visual Body Cavity Search
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51		-AD 01_108 Visual Body Cavity Search
	51	+AD 01_108 Digital Body Cavity Search
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53		-AD 01_109 Digital Body Cavity Search
	53	+AD 01_109 Initial Search
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55		-AD 01_110 Initial Search
	55	+AD 01_110 Follow-Up Search
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57		-AD 01_112 Follow-Up Search
	57	+AD 01_111 Exigent Circumstances
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59		-AD 01_113 Exigent Circumstances
	59	+AD 01_112 Cross Gender
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61		-AD 01_114 Cross Gender
	61	+AD 01_113 Mixed Gender
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63		-AD 01_115 Mixed Gender
	63	+AD 01_114 Unknown Gender
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65		-AD 01_116 Unknown Gender
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	67	+**AD 01_101 __DEFINITIONS__**
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68		-**AD 01_101 __DISTRIBUTION__**
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70		-1. Standard distribution.
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73		-**AD 01_102 __DEFINITIONS__**
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75	75	1. WCSO: Washington County Sheriff's Office
76	76	1. PCF: Purgatory Correctional Facility
77	77	1. ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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90	90	1. Transvestite: A person who uses clothing, make-up, and/or other devices to appear to be of the opposite gender.
91	91	1. Voluntary Waiver (of Sexual Privacy Rights): Actions taken willfully by a prisoner that may reduce the prisoner's sexual privacy rights. Persons may voluntarily waive individual rights. Inmates who voluntarily remove their own clothing or otherwise take actions which result in a loss of sexual privacy waive their right to privacy.
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	87	+**AD 01_102 __REFERENCES__**
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94		-**AD 01_103 __REFERENCES__**
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96	96	1. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Standards:
97	97	11. 13.
98	98	1. Utah Counties Insurance Pool:
99	99	11. ML-V.A.2.
100	100	1. Utah Sheriffs Association Jail Standards:
101		-11. C 03.03.01: Scope of Arrestee Searches
102		-11. C 03.03.02: Reasonable Suspicion
103		-11. C 03.03.03: Individualized Suspicion Not Required
104		-11. C 03.03.04: Exigent Circumstances
	94	+11. C03.03.01: Scope of Arrestee Searches
	95	+11. C03.03.02: Reasonable Suspicion Not Required
105	105	11. C 03.03.05: Voluntary Waivers
106		-11. C 03.03.06: Initial Search of Prisoner
107		-11. C 03.03.07: Follow-Up Search
108		-11. F 03.01.01: Written Search Policies and Procedures Required
109		-11. F 03.01.02: Content
110		-11. F 03.02.01: Contraband Control
111		-11. F 03.02.02: Reasonable Searches
112		-11. F 03.03.01: Basis for Conducting Searches
113		-11. F 03.03.02: Scope of Intrusion and Justification
114		-11. F 03.03.03: Manner of Search
115		-11. F 03.03.04: Rub Searches
116		-11. F 03.03.05: Strip Searches
117		-11. F 03.03.06: Visual Body Cavity Searches
118		-11. F 03.03.07: Digital Body Cavity Searches
119		-11. J05.03.03: Admission Searches of Work-Release Prisoners
	97	+11. C03.03.06: Initial Search of Inmate
	98	+11. C03.03.07: Follow-Up Search
	99	+11. F03.01.01: Written Search Policies and Procedures Required
	100	+11. F03.01.02: Content: Searches
	101	+11. F03.02.01: Contraband Control
	102	+11. F03.02.02: Reasonable Searches
	103	+11. F03.03.01: Basis for Conducting Searches
	104	+11. F03.03.02: Scope of Intrusion and Justification
	105	+11. F03.03.03: Manner of Search
	106	+11. F03.03.04: Rub Searches
	107	+11. F03.03.05: Strip Searches
	108	+11. F03.03.07: Digital Body Cavity Searches
	109	+11. F03.03.08: Exigent Circumstances
	110	+11. J05.03.03: Admission Searches of Work-Release Inmates
120	120	11. N01.03.01: General
121		-11. N01.03.02: Female Prisoners
	112	+11. N01.03.02: Female Inmates
122	122	11. N02.01.01: Written Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision Policies and Procedures Required
123		-11. N02.01.02: Content
124		-11. N02.02.01: Frisk and Searches of Male Prisoners
125		-11. N02.02.02: Strip Searches of Male Prisoners
126		-11. N02.02.03: Male Searches of Female Prisoners
127		-11. N02.02.04: Documentation
	114	+11. N02.01.02: Content: Cross-Gender Searches and Supervision
	115	+11. N02.02.01: Frisk and Searches of Male Inmates
	116	+11. N02.02.02: Strip Searches of Male Inmates
	117	+11. N02.02.03: Male Searches of Female Inmates
	118	+11. N02.02.04: Documentation of Searches
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	120	+**AD 01_103 __GENERAL__**
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130		-**AD 01_104 __GENERAL__**
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132	132	1. Policy:
133	133	11. Staff shall conduct only reasonable searches.
134	134	11. The greater the scope of intrusion of a search, the greater must be the justification for conducting the search.
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137	137	111. Provide an appropriate degree of privacy for intrusive searches or other searches which by their nature would tend to be exceptionally embarrassing or humiliating, if possible;
138	138	111. Ensure adequate sanitation precautions, when possible; and
139	139	111. Ensure that persons conducting searches have adequate training and authority to conduct the type of search involved.
	130	+11. When force is necessary to enforce a lawful search only a reasonable amount of force shall be used.
140	140	11. Searches shall be conducted routinely and randomly, with limitation as explained below.
141	141	11. A search for safety concerns (i.e., frisk search) should include, at a minimum, a search for:
142	142	111. Weapons;
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162	162	11. When staff perform searches in a professional manner, they improve the likelihood that challenged searches will be upheld. Conversely, unprofessional searches may result in otherwise proper searches being found to be in violation of prisoners' constitutional rights.
163	163	11. Searches are a critical element of jail security and should be conducted as part of a set routine. Routine searches should be augmented with random searches to keep prisoners from being able to anticipate when searches will or will not occur. Prisoners have no expectation of privacy while incarcerated, and, thus, are not protected from aggressive search procedures. Searches are particularly vital when prisoners or others are capable of bringing contraband in from the outside, moving contraband from one location to another within the jail, or being prepared for transportation from the facility.
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	156	+**AD 01_104 __FRISK SEARCH__**
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166		-**AD 01_105 __FRISK SEARCH__**
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168	168	1. Policy:
169	169	11. A frisk search of a detainee may be performed at any time, at the officer's discretion.
170	170	11. A frisk search should only be performed when the officer decides that there is a safety concern that could be addressed by the search.
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173	173	11. A frisk search should be used on detainees in lieu of other types of searches in order to preserve the detainee's rights against unlawful searches.
174	174	11. Because more intrusive searches are permitted and are more successful in detecting weapons and/or contraband, frisk searches should not be used on arrestees or inmates.
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	166	+**AD 01_105 __RUB SEARCH__**
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177		-**AD 01_106 __RUB SEARCH__**
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179	179	1. Policy:
180	180	11. All prisoners shall be subject to rub searches at any time during their incarceration at PCF. Rub searches may be conducted on a routine, selective, or random basis.
181	181	11. Unless a more intrusive search is justified, all prisoners (including detainees) shall be rub searched by PCF officers at admission to PCF.
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189	189	11. Rationale:
190	190	111. The courts have recognized the importance of searching prisoners to maintain facility security. They consider rub searches as relatively unintrusive and permit their use on a virtually unlimited basis. Because rub searches involve a low degree of intrusion, no justification is required other than the incarceration of the prisoner. Privacy is not ordinarily a requirement for rub searches.
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	181	+**AD 01_106 __STRIP SEARCH__**
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193		-**AD 01_107 __STRIP SEARCH__**
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195	195	1. Policy:
196	196	11. Strip searches shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by:
197	197	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
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215	215	111. Strip searches add a dimension to the search which permits visual examination of the subject in a manner which, if done competently, ensures that contraband hidden on the body will be found, and in some instances, may lead to discovery of contraband hidden in body cavities.
216	216	11. Persons may voluntarily waive individual rights. Inmates who voluntarily remove their own clothing or otherwise take actions which result in a loss of sexual privacy waive their right to privacy. Visual observation of unclothed prisoners may be unavoidable when there is a voluntary waiver of sexual privacy rights.
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	206	+**AD 01_107 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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219		-**AD 01_108 __VISUAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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221	221	1. Policy:
222	222	11. Visual body cavity searches shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by:
223	223	111. Staff conducting or assisting with the search; and/or
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238	238	1. Rationale:
239	239	11. It is important to keep judicial concerns about the intrusiveness of visual body cavity searches in mind; however, the legal tests for strip searches and visual body cavity searches are essentially identical in most jurisdictions.
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	228	+**AD 01_108 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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242		-**AD 01_109 __DIGITAL BODY CAVITY SEARCH__**
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244	244	1. Policy:
245	245	11. Digital body cavity searches shall be conducted in a private room and shall be done in a manner which reasonably ensures that prisoners being searched are observed only by staff conducting or assisting with the search.
246	246	11. Digital body cavity searches may be used when jail officers have a reasonable suspicion that a prisoner has drugs or other contraband hidden in the rectum or vagina.
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258	258	111. Use of digital searches increases the risk of being detected for prisoners who violate contraband regulations and may deter some of the prohibited activity.
259	259	11. Although not a legal requirement, obtaining a valid search warrant prior to conducting a digital body cavity search may assist with the defense of a potential related lawsuit.
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	247	+**AD 01_109 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
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262		-**AD 01_110 __INITIAL SEARCH__**
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264	264	1. Policy:
265	265	11. All arrestees entering the jail shall receive an initial search by PCF staff. The initial search shall be a rub search, unless a more intrusive search is required because there is:
266	266	111. Reasonable suspicion that the arrestee is in possession of criminal evidence, a weapon, or other item of contraband which would present an immediate threat to the safety or security of the facility; or
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283	283	11. The reasonable suspicion standard for intrusive searches is a clearly established constitutional requirement.
284	284	11. Court decisions requiring reasonable suspicion before conducting intrusive searches during the admissions process apply only to pretrial arrestees being booked for nonviolent misdemeanors.
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	271	+**AD 01_110 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
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287		-**AD 01_111 __FOLLOW-UP SEARCH__**
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289	289	1. Policy:
290	290	11. If a prisoner has exhausted efforts to make bail or obtain other pre-arraignment release and must be moved into the jail population, a more thorough search may then be provided. A strip search or visual body cavity search may be conducted at this stage. However, prisoners shall not be transitioned from arrestee status for the purpose of conducting a strip search or visual body cavity search.
291	291	11. Justification for a follow-up search more intrusive than a rub search must follow the guidelines of that type of search as specified in other sections of this policy.
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295	295	1. Rationale:
296	296	11. Arrestees should not be moved from the admissions area until reasonable efforts to secure a bail release have been exhausted. When the prisoner is moved to the general population, more thorough and intrusive searches are justified because moving a prisoner into the general population who has not been thoroughly searched increases the potential for introduction of weapons, drugs, or other dangerous contraband into the general population; jeopardizing the safety of staff, the safety of other inmates, and the security of the facility.
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	282	+**AD 01_111 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__**
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299		-AD 01_112 __EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES__
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301	301	1. Policy:
302	302	11. Exigent circumstances may justify a search which under normal conditions would not ordinarily justify the search or level of intrusiveness of the search.
303	303	1. Rationale:
304	304	11. Emergencies and other circumstances which require immediate action to meet safety or security needs create an exception to the limits on searches.
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	289	+**AD 01_112 __CROSS GENDER__**
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307		-**AD 01_113 __CROSS GENDER__**
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309	309	1. Policy:
310	310	11. Female staff may rub search male prisoners in the normal course of duty;
311	311	11. Female staff may strip search or visual body cavity search male prisoners when:
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328	328	111. The requirements of Title VII which justify cross-gender searches by female staff, do not justify males searching female prisoners. Only under very limited exigent circumstances or where a female prisoner intentionally removes her own clothing or otherwise acts in a manner which amounts to a voluntary waiver of sexual privacy interests are male officers justified in participating in searches of female prisoners.
329	329	11. Refer to “Inmate Surveillance and Supervision” policy (CC 08).
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	313	+**AD 01_113 __MIXED GENDER__**
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332		-**AD 01_114 __MIXED GENDER__**
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334	334	1. Policy:
335	335	11. Hermaphrodites shall be searched by the gender that is most predominate in the prisoner to be searched, as determined by the on-duty supervisor.
336	336	11. Transsexuals shall be searched by the gender that is the prisoner's current gender.
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338	338	1. Rationale
339	339	11. Mixed gender situations can be confusing to staff who need to complete prisoner searches. Some situations may need to be deferred to the best judgment of the individuals conducting the searches.
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	322	+**AD 01_114 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
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342		-**AD 01_115 __UNKNOWN GENDER__**
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344	344	1. Policy:
345	345	11. In the event that the gender of a prisoner is in question, the prisoner shall be strip searched by the prisoner-claimed gender for verification. If the prisoner refuses to comply and does not claim a specific gender, the prisoner shall be strip searched by the gender that most predominately appears to be the gender of the prisoner, as determined by the on-duty supervisor.
346	346	1. Rationale: