Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-31.1

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024
Rule 441-31.1 - Definitions

"Business day" means a working day in the usual Monday-through-Friday workweek. A holiday falling within this workweek shall not be counted as a business day.

"Contraband" means weapons, ammunition, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, money, altered authorized property, mood-altering plant material or chemical, obscene material as defined in Iowa Code section 728.1(5), explosives, material that can be used in the manufacture of explosives, or material advocating disruption of or injury to residents, employees, programs, or physical facilities. "Contraband" includes anything which is illegal to possess under federal or state law and materials that are used in the production of drugs or alcohol or used in conjunction with the taking of illicit drugs. "Contraband" also includes anything determined to be banned from individual possession by published facility rules.

"Facility" means the civil commitment unit for sexual offenders.

"Facility administrator " means the person appointed as the administrator of the civil commitment unit for sexual offenders.

"Gift or bequest" means anything of value the facility receives that is intended for use directly by the employees of the facility. Items intended for public distribution, such as clothes or furniture, do not constitute a gift to the facility.

"Grievance " means a written complaint by or on behalf of an individual that involves a rights or rule violation or unfairness to the individual.

"Guardian " means the person other than a parent of a child who has been appointed by the court to have custody of the person of the individual as provided under Iowa Code section 232.2(21) or 633.3(20).

"Individual" means a person who has been committed to the civil commitment unit for sexual offenders (CCUSO) under Iowa Code chapter 229A.

"Minor" means a person under the age of 18.

"Money " means all forms of currency, checks, money orders, stocks, bonds, and any other item that can be used as a medium of exchange for payment for goods or services.

"Parent" means a natural or adoptive mother or father of a child but does not include a mother or father whose parental rights have been terminated.

"Rights " means the human, civil, and constitutional liberties an individual possesses through federal and state constitutions and laws.

"Support team member" means a person who has agreed to participate in the development and implementation of an individual's relapse prevention plan.

"Visitor" means any person who wishes to visit an individual committed to the facility. "Visitor" does not include the individual's attorney of record, other court-appointed attorneys, retained experts, the ombudsman or government officials, or facility-approved clergy.

"Weapon " means any gun, knife, tool, object, or chemical that can be used to inflict harm on one's self or another

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 229A.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-31.1

ARC 9646B, lAB 8/10/11, effective 10/1/11