§ 622:6-a — Security Screening Required

Any individual entering the secure perimeter of a state correctional facility, including but not limited to visitors, state officials, employees, contractors, and vendors, shall be subject to one or more security screenings and inspections that will incorporate the use of electronic devices, visual searches, pat searches, or search by drug dog. All prisoners may be subject to one or more security screenings and inspections, including a full body security scanner at any time and shall be subject to one or more security screenings, including a full body scanner upon entering the secure perimeter of a state correctional facility. The full body security scanners shall be installed and operated in a manner that only enables the detection of weapons and contraband. No image created by a full body scanner shall be copied or duplicated except for images that are used for investigative purposes or that show weapons or contraband and are needed as evidence for prosecution.

Legislative History

2016, 263:5, eff. July 1, 2016. 2017, 175:1, eff. Aug. 27, 2017.