SECTION .0300 ‑ CLASSIFICATION AND HOUSING

10A NCAC 14J .0301       CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM and total design capacity

(a)  Each jail shall have a written classification procedure for the placement and housing of inmates. The procedure shall include the following criteria for inmate placement:

(1)           the medical care needed by the inmate as required by Rules .1001 and .1003 of this Subchapter;

(2)           the level of supervision needed by the inmate related to the inmate's assaultive or non-assaultive behavior toward officers and other inmates;

(3)           the level of security needed by the inmate to prevent the inmate's escape; and

(4)           other criteria as determined by the sheriff or regional jail administrator.

(b)  When a jail exceeds its total design capacity, the sheriff, regional jail administrator, or their designees shall relocate inmates to another jail or prison to bring the number of inmates confined into compliance with the total design capacity.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 153A‑221;

Eff. June 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. September 4, 2020.