Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 416 - OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY › Division 420 - OYA FACILITY ACCESS, TOURS, AND YOUTH IN CUSTODY VISITATION › Section 416-420-0010 - Facility Access

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) OYA
			 acknowledges the importance of partnerships with community members, knowing
			 that the effectiveness of those partnerships is increased when community
			 members understand the services offered by OYA. OYA recognizes the importance
			 of interaction between youth in custody with family and members of the
			 community. Such access allows youth in custody to maintain contact with their
			 families and community, and contributes to effective planning for a youth in
			 custody's treatment needs.
(2) OYA
			 controls access to its facilities to maintain the security, safety, and order
			 within the facilities.
(a) Approval to enter
			 a facility is granted by the facility's superintendent or camp director. This
			 approval may be delegated according to OYA policy. Any person may be denied
			 access to a facility or facility premises if it would compromise the security,
			 safety, or order within the facility or facility premises.
(b) Requests to enter a facility require
			 advance notice, according to OYA policy and local operating protocol.
(c) Persons who enter OYA facilities must be
			 supervised by OYA staff in accordance with relevant OYA rules, policies, or
			 contracts. Contact with youth in custody is prohibited, unless authorized by
			 the facility superintendent or camp director.
(d) Persons who enter OYA facility premises
			 may not photograph, film, or otherwise record youth in custody or the facility
			 premises without express consent of the facility superintendent or camp
			 director.
(e) Persons must conform
			 to all relevant security and control procedures enforced at the facility.
			 Failure to do so is grounds for refusal of entry or removal if entry has
			 already been gained.
(A) Facility staff must
			 notify persons of relevant rules, policies, procedures, and protocols prior to
			 the person's entry into the facility.
(B) Persons may be asked to submit to a
			 physical search (may include use of visual inspection, metal detectors, or
			 other electronic devices), and personal property search.
(C) Persons may be subject to an electronic
			 criminal records check.
(D) The
			 facility may place limitations on the type of property that is allowed within
			 the secure perimeter of the facility. Visitors must not possess or carry onto
			 the grounds of any OYA facility explosive devices, firearms, weapons,
			 ammunition, pocketknives, alcohol-containing fluids or beverages, cannabinoids
			 or paraphernalia, narcotics, dangerous drugs, aerosol spray cans, or objects or
			 material of any kind that might be used to compromise the safety and security
			 of the facility.
(E) Cameras,
			 recording devices, cell phones, and other electronic devices must be stored in
			 a vehicle or locker while a person is on a facility premises, unless
			 specifically authorized in writing by the facility superintendent or camp
			 director. Any use of such devices on a facility premises must follow OAR
			 416-060 Media Relations and related OYA policies.
(F) Persons must not enter or remain
			 unlawfully on a facility premises. The term "enter or remain unlawfully" is
			 defined in ORS 164.205(3).
			 Persons must leave the facility premises when lawfully directed to do so by the
			 facility superintendent or designee, or camp director or designee.