Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-103.1

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024
Rule 441-103.1 - Definitions

"Child" means a person under the age of 18 years.

"Contraband" means weapons, ammunition, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, money, altered authorized property, mood-altering plant material, 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.

"Department" means the Iowa department of human services.

"Division administrator" means the administrator of the division of mental health and disability services within the department.

"Facility" means the state training school.

"Family" means spouse, child, parent, sibling, or grandparent.

"Gift or bequest" means anything of value that a 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 or oral complaint by or on behalf of an individual that involves:

1. A rights violation or unfairness to the individual, or

2. Any aspect of the individual's life with which the individual does not agree.

"Individual," as used in this chapter, means any child who is committed to the director of the department of human services and is admitted to and receives services from the state training school. The terms "student," "resident," "juvenile," and "youth" are synonymous with the term "individual." For purposes of the state training school, the term shall also include a person whose stay is extended beyond the age of 18 under the provisions of Iowa Code sections 232.53(2) and 232.53(4).

"Iowa sex offender registry" means a central registry of sex offenders established under Iowa Code chapter 692A that is maintained by the department of public safety.

"Juvenile court officer" means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 232.2(30).

"Juvenile offender" means a juvenile who is required to be registered with the Iowa sex offender registry and with the sheriff of the juvenile's county of residence.

"Legal representative" means a person, including an attorney, who is authorized by law to act on behalf of an individual.

"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.

"Registration" means the submission of registration forms to the Iowa sex offender registry and to the sheriff of the person's county of residence.

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

"State training school" means the unit for juvenile delinquents at the Eldora facility as defined in Iowa Code section 233A.1(2).

"Tobacco" means all forms of tobacco.

"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 section 218.4.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-103.1

ARC 9318B, lAB 12/29/10, effective 2/2/11
Amended by IAB April 6, 2022/Volume XLIV, Number 20, effective 6/1/2022