501 KAR 3:010. Definitions for 501 KAR Chapter 3.

      RELATES TO: KRS 67A.028, 67B.020(1), 441.005, 441.045, 441.055, Ky. Const. Sec. 99, 152, 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 196.035, 197.020, 441.055

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 441.055(1) requires the Department of Corrections to promulgate administrative regulations establishing minimum standards for jails that house state prisoners. This administrative regulation establishes definitions for 501 KAR Chapter 3, regulating full-service jail facilities.

      Section 1. Definitions. (1) "Ceiling" means the overhead area in any area of the jail which is below the secure deck.

      (2) "Dayroom" means a secure area with controlled access from the inmate living area, to which inmates may be admitted for daytime activities including dining, bathing, and selected recreation or exercise.

      (3) "Deck" means the secure overhead area of the jail, which is part of the security perimeter.

      (4) "Department" is defined in KRS 441.005(5).

      (5) "Detoxification area" means an area used to hold one (1) or more chemically impaired persons temporarily during the detoxification process until they can care for themselves.

(6) "Direct supervision area" means an area used to house seventy (70) or fewer prisoners in which a corrections officer is always present and directly supervising the prisoners.

      (7) "Dormitory" means:

      (a) An area equipped for housing not less than three (3) nor more than thirty-six (36) persons; or

      (b) If in a direct supervision area, an area equipped for housing not more than seventy (70) persons.

      (8) "Full-service jails" means jails that may house state prisoners pursuant to KRS 441.055 and that meet the standards established by 501 KAR Chapter 3.

      (9) "Holding area" means an area used to hold one (1) or more persons temporarily while awaiting processing, booking, court appearance, or discharge, or until they can be moved to a general housing area.

      (10) "Jail" is defined in KRS 441.005(1).

      (11) "Jail Administrator" means the official appointed by a regional jail board andcharged with the responsibility of administering the regional jail.

      (12) "Jail personnel" is defined in KRS 441.005(6).

      (13) "Jailer" means:

      (a) The official duly elected or appointed pursuant to Section 99 or 152 of the Kentucky Constitution, charged with the responsibility of administering the jail;

      (b) A department as defined in KRS 67B.020(1); or

      (c) A correctional services division as created by KRS 67A.028.

      (14) "Medical authority" means the person or persons licensed and certified to provide medical care to prisoners in the jail's custody.

      (15) "Pat or frisk" means a manual search of a clothed person and includes a visual inspection of the open mouth.

      (16) "Penal type" means furnishings, fixtures, and equipment approved by the department.

      (17) "Prisoner" is defined in KRS 441.005(3).

      (18) "Prisoner living area" means a group of rooms or cells that provide housing for the prisoner population.

      (19) "PREA" means the Prison Rape Elimination Act, 42 U.S.C. 15601-15609.

      (20) "Probing of body cavities" means a manual or instrument search of a person's oral, anal, vaginal, or other body cavity, performed by medical personnel.

      (21) "Safety vestibule" means a defined space that promotes security by the use of two (2) or more doors used to contain and observe those who pass.

      (22) "Sally port" means an enclosed, covered vehicular drive-in, located adjacent to the jail intake area.

      (23) "Security area" means a defined space whose physical boundaries have controlled ingress and egress.

      (24) "Security personnel" means full-time and part-time personnel operating within a security area.

      (25) "Special Needs Area" means an area used to hold one (1) person for direct observation when displaying suicidal or violent tendencies or other physical or emotional expressions.

      (26) "Strip search" means a body search during which a person is required to open or remove clothing, during which a person is subject to visual inspection of the torso, female breast, genital area, anal area, and other body cavities. (9 Ky.R. 635; eff. 3-2-83; Am. 13 Ky.R. 674; eff. 11-11-86; 19 Ky.R. 1844; 2618; eff. 6-7-93; 22 Ky.R. 1346; 1598; eff. 3-7-96; 26 Ky.R. 158; 27 Ky.R. 80; eff. 7-17-2000; 1575; 2134; eff. 2-15-2001; 31 Ky.R. 1543; 1788; eff. 5-26-05; 34 Ky.R. 1169; 1956; eff. 3-7-2008.)