Section 535.80  Procedure for New Admissions

a)         All sheriffs shall be supplied with a list of approved personal property items.  Only the approved items will be accepted by the Department upon admission of the committed person.

1)         Non-approved items shall be receipted and returned to the sheriff prior to his departure from the facility, when possible; or

2)         The committed person shall be requested to authorize the disposition of any unapproved property, in writing, in accordance with 20 Ill. Adm. Code 501.230.

b)         An inventory shall be conducted in the presence of the committed person.  The committed person shall be given a copy of the inventory record and a copy shall be placed in the committed person's master record file.

c)         The Chief Administrative Officer shall determine what personal property shall be marked to denote ownership.

(Source:  Amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 6765, effective May 1, 1990)