Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-208 - PERSONNEL › Section 33-208.101 - Employee Grooming, Uniform and Clothing Requirements

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The following grooming standards shall
				apply to all Department of Corrections employees, including all non-uniformed
				employees and contracted employees, while performing official duties:
(a) All employees shall maintain a
				professional appearance at all times while performing official
				duties.
(b) All employees shall
				maintain personal hygiene and shall keep themselves personally neat and clean
				while on duty.
(c) Clothing will be
				clean and pressed as is appropriate for the particular garment.
(d) Clothing shall be appropriate for the
				particular assignment.
(e) Shoes
				will be clean, presentable, and appropriate for the particular
				assignment.
(f) Hair will be neat,
				clean, trimmed and present a groomed appearance. For male employees, hair will
				not completely cover any part of the ear or go below the ear or extend 1/2 inch
				of the top of the collar.
(g)
				Facial hair for all male staff is authorized as follows:
1. Staff must notify the correctional office
				chief or, in the case of non-uniformed staff, their immediate supervisor, in
				writing, of their intention to grow authorized facial hair. Conversely, staff
				must also notify the correctional officer chief or, in the case of
				non-uniformed staff, their immediate supervisor, in writing, of their intent to
				shave previously authorized facial hair;
2. Any authorized facial hair as described
				below in subparagraph (1)(g)5., shall not exceed 1/2 inch in length;
3. The wearing of authorized facial hair must
				not interfere with the performance of assigned duties;
4. Staff must obtain a new staff photo ID
				within one week of the completion of growing or shaving of authorized facial
				hair;
5. Authorized facial hair is
				defined as:
a. A moustache that does not
				protrude below the top of the upper lip or past the corner of the mouth on the
				side; or
b. A full-face beard;
				or
c. A goatee with or without a
				moustache.
6. The growing
				of variations of the above, i.e., chin curtain, soul patch, handlebar
				moustache, mutton chops or any other similar styles is not
				authorized.
(h) Earrings
				will constitute the only body piercing ornaments allowed. No employee will
				display while on duty any other jewelry of which any part has been pierced into
				or through the skin or flesh of any part of the body.
(i) Undergarments shall not be
				visible.
(j) All employees shall
				dress in a professional manner appropriate to their positions.
(k) All employees shall dress in appropriate
				business attire for all court appearances.
(l) Identification cards.
1. Except as provided below, all employees
				shall wear the department issued ID card in a visible manner that will identify
				the individual at all times while on duty.
2. For security purposes when interacting
				with offenders, probation and parole field staff, including administrative and
				clerical support, are not required to wear the department issued ID card in a
				visible manner; however, they must be in possession of the department issued ID
				card for identification purposes while on duty.