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.