Chapter 9.53
CUSTODIAL CARE STANDARDS
FOR HOLDING FACILITIES

Sections:

9.53.010    Standards adopted.

9.53.020    Amendments.

9.53.010 Standards adopted.

Pursuant to RCW 35A.12.140 the “Custodial Care Standards for Holding Facilities” prepared by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, excluding all those provisions which are advisory, applicable to 72-hour holding facilities and applicable to 30-day holding facilities, are hereby adopted by this reference and shall be effective January 1, 1988. (Ord. 939, 1988).

9.53.020 Amendments.

Chapter 2 of the “Custodial Care Standards for Holding Facilities” prepared by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Holding Facilities. Holding facilities shall be secure. Such facilities shall have adequate lighting, heat, ventilation and fire detection and suppression equipment. A telephone shall be accessible.

(Ord. 939, 1988).