6VAC35-71-690. Residents' personal possessions.
A. Each JCC shall inventory residents' personal possessions upon admission and document the information in residents' case records. When a resident arrives at a JCC with items that the resident is not permitted to possess in the facility, staff shall:
1. Dispose of contraband items in accordance with written procedures;
2. If the items are nonperishable property that the resident may otherwise legally possess, securely store the property and return it to the resident upon release; or
3. Make reasonable documented efforts to return the property to the resident, or parent or legal guardian.
B. Personal property that remains unclaimed six months after a documented attempt to return the property may be disposed of in accordance with written procedures.
Statutory Authority
§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10, and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. January 1, 2014.