{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-236","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 31-236","heading":"Prisoner inspection or search; state of undress; prohibited acts; exception; report; definition","body":"A. To the greatest extent possible and consistent with safety and order the department shall adopt rules that limit a male correctional officer from conducting an inspection or search of a female prisoner who is in a state of undress. This subsection does not limit the ability of a male correctional officer to conduct an inspection or search when a female prisoner may be in a state of undress if a female correctional officer is not available.\n\nB. If a male correctional officer determines that it is appropriate to conduct an inspection or search when it is clear that a female prisoner is in a state of undress in a private area, including a shower, a medical examination room or a toilet area, or the location in which the female prisoner is undergoing a body cavity search, the male correctional officer shall submit a report to the warden of the correctional facility within seventy-two hours after the inspection or search that provides the justification for the inspection or search.\n\nC. For the purposes of this section, \"state of undress\" means a female prisoner is partially or fully naked.","path":["Title 31 Prisons and Prisoners"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/31/00236.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"837995944773ebbaa9c6282cc50deeb16bac8aa11d7b7bcb335396e3f37583bd","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-235","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-31-237"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}