La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § I-105

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-105 - Regulation of Air Traffic

A. Purpose. To state the secretary's policy regarding air traffic at correctional institutions.

B. Applicability- deputy secretary, chief of operations, regional wardens and wardens. Each warden is responsible for ensuring that appropriate unit written policy and procedures are in place to comply with the provisions of this regulation.

C. Policy. It is the secretary's policy that all incoming and outgoing aircraft to and from the institutions be monitored.

D. General Procedures

1. Individuals who have reason to come to the institutions via aircraft must request permission and receive authorization in advance, by telephone or in writing, to land at the institution - specifically to land on the airstrip at the Louisiana State Penitentiary or Dixon Correctional Institute.

2. Requests shall be directed to the warden's office during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Calls received after hours or on weekends or holidays shall be handled by the duty officer.

3. The individual requesting permission to land must provide the following information:

a. reason for coming to the institution;

b. date and expected time of arrival;

c. number and names of persons aboard aircraft; and

d. type of aircraft, color and registration number.

4. The warden's office shall notify the control center of approved air traffic. The control center shall notify the designated prison tower officer(s) or other appropriate officers of the incoming air traffic, the expected time of arrival and description of the aircraft. The tower officer shall, in turn, inform the control center when the aircraft arrives. The control center shall then dispatch security to meet the incoming aircraft and to verify the identification of the occupants and provide ground transportation when necessary.

5. A log shall be maintained by security of all aircraft that lands or departs from an institution. This log shall contain the date, time of arrival, type of aircraft, color, registration number and the names of passengers.

6. Low flying aircraft attempting to land anywhere within the vicinity of any institution shall be reported to the control center immediately. The control center shall notify security and other appropriate personnel as designated by the warden.

7. Each warden is responsible for developing written procedures for handling unauthorized and/or emergency landing situations and for securing offenders in the immediate area.

8. Private aircraft may be stored on state property with the warden's approval. If approved, the owner shall maintain liability insurance on the aircraft at all times.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § I-105

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, LR 31:1097 (May 2005), amended LR 36:1017 (May 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:950.