Consent to Search Authorization and Registration
A. Under the provisions of Colorado law, the following items are declared contraband to the offender population. Visitors will not introduce or attempt to introduce these items into this facility/office or at any location where an offender is likely to be located while such offender is in the custody and under the jurisdiction of a political subdivision of the State of Colorado or the Department of Corrections, but not on parole.
- Any dangerous instrument: A firearm, explosive device or substance (including ammunition), knife or sharpened instrument, poison, acid, bludgeon, or projective device, or any other device, instrument, material, or substance which is readily capable of causing or inducing fear of death or bodily injury, the use of which is not specifically authorized.
- Alcoholic beverages.
- Controlled substances.
- Marijuana and/or marijuana products.
- Any key, key pattern, key replica, or lock pick.
- Any tool or instrument that could be used to cut fence or wire, dig, pry, or file.
- Any money or coin of United States or foreign currency or any written instrument of value.
- Any un-canceled postage stamp or implement of the United States postal service.
- Any counterfeit or forged identification card.
- Any combustible material.
- Any drug, other than a controlled substance, in quantities other than those authorized by a physician.
- Any unauthorized mask, wig, disguise, or other means of altering normal physical appearance which could hinder ready identification.
- Any drug paraphernalia: all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the laws of this state.
- Any material which is “obscene.”
- Any chain, rope or ladder.
- Any cigarettes or tobacco products, tobacco substitutes, vaping products or e-cigarettes or vaping liquid. (Employees refer to AR 100-04, Tobacco Use in Buildings and Vehicles for non-tobacco nicotine
- Any portable electronic communication device including but not limited to cell phones, public, private or family style radios, pagers, personal digital assistants, any other device capable of transmitting or intercepting cellular or radio signals, and portable computers; except those devices authorized by the executive director of the DOC.
- Any article or thing that poses or may pose a threat to the security of the DOC facility/office as determined by the administrative head of the facility/office. This will include but not be limited to: matches, cigarette lighters, any substances used for brewing or making intoxicating beverages, any counterfeit or forged medium of exchange, or paraphernalia used to produce this medium, any written message, item or object that is to be sent or brought to another offender, batteries, cameras, film, flashbulbs, flashlights, chewing gum, pets, plant life, or any article or substance that is not specifically allowed by facility/office procedures.
C.R.S. 18-7-101, C.R.S. 18-8-203-204.2, C.R.S. 18-18-102, C.R.S. 18-18-202-207 and C.R.S. 18-18-426
B. Penalties: Anyone violating section a may be barred from the facility and may be subject to criminal prosecution
C. Declaration of Consent and Waiver
Any person entering a DOC facility without a permanent, volunteer contract/temp/intern or construction ID card will have a background check completed, prior to entry into a facility or onto DOC owned property. If possible, a completed AR form 300- 27C, Consent to Search Authorization and Registration, must be received ten days in advance of the anticipated date of access.
As a condition of entering the property of Colorado Department of Corrections, I hereby consent to any search of my person and/or any of my personal property, or of the person of any minor children accompanying me or of any vehicle that I may bring on the grounds of this facility/office. I acknowledge that I have the opportunity to leave the facility/office immediately if I choose not to give this consent to search.
I hereby declare that I have read and understand, and will abide by the provisions of the above regulation, AR 300-27. I understand that violation of any of the above provisions, or the entering of any false information on this form may result in my being barred from or denied access to the Colorado Department of Corrections state penitentiary or any of its facilities.
The Colorado Department of Corrections has a zero-tolerance for acts of sexual abuse or sexual harassment on staff or offenders. If you witness an act of suspected sexual abuse or sexual harassment, immediately report it to any employee.