DOC 373.01 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DOC 373.02 DOC 373.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department and all youth who are under its supervision in a type 1 secured correctional facility consistent with the requirements of law.

DOC 373.02 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00.

DOC 373.03 DOC 373.03 Definitions. In this chapter:

DOC 373.03(1) (1) “Administrator” means the administrator of the division or that person’s designee.

DOC 373.03(2) (2) “Authorized” means any of the following:

DOC 373.03(2)(a) (a) Permitted under department rules.

DOC 373.03(2)(b) (b) Permitted under posted policies and procedures.

DOC 373.03(2)(c) (c) Permitted by staff.

DOC 373.03(3) (3) “Close confinement” means restriction of a youth to the youth’s assigned room with a minimum of one hour out-of-room time per day.

DOC 373.03(4) (4) “Conduct report” means a written report prepared by staff which describes facts relating to an alleged violation of a conduct rule by a youth.

DOC 373.03(5) (5) “Consent” means words or overt actions by a competent person indicating a freely given agreement.

DOC 373.03(6) (6) “Contraband” means any of the following:

DOC 373.03(6)(a) (a) Any item which subch. VI prohibits a youth from possessing.

DOC 373.03(6)(b) (b) Any item which is not state property and is on the institution grounds, but not in the possession of any person or in an approved location.

DOC 373.03(6)(c) (c) Stolen property.

DOC 373.03(6)(d) (d) Any item that is not on a youth’s property list and is required to be.

DOC 373.03(6)(e) (e) Any item of a type that is not allowed according to posted policies and procedures.

DOC 373.03(6)(f) (f) Allowable items in excess of the quantity allowed according to posted policies and procedures.

DOC 373.03(6)(g) (g) Items in the possession of a youth that do not belong to the youth, except for state property issued to the youth for personal use.

DOC 373.03(6)(h) (h) Anything used as evidence in a disciplinary hearing that is deemed to be contraband by the hearing officer.

DOC 373.03(7) (7) “Day” means a calendar day.

DOC 373.03(8) (8) “Department” means the department of corrections.

DOC 373.03(9) (9) “Disturbance” means a serious disruption to institution order or security by 2 or more youth.

DOC 373.03(10) (10) “Division” means the department’s division of juvenile corrections.

DOC 373.03(11) (11) “Harass” means to annoy or irritate repeatedly.

DOC 373.03(12) (12) “Hearing officer” means a staff member designated by the superintendent to conduct disciplinary hearings and perform other functions under this chapter.

DOC 373.03(13) (13) “Institution” means a type 1 secured correctional facility operated by the department.

DOC 373.03(14) (14) “Intentionally” means that a youth had a purpose to carry out an act or cause the result specified, or believed that the act, if successful, would cause the result specified.