Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3315
(a) Incarcerated person misconduct reported on a RVR shall be classified serious if:
(2) It involves any one or more of the following circumstances:
(3) Serious rule violations include but are not limited to:
(d) An incarcerated person shall be assigned an employee to assist in the investigation of matters pertaining to a disciplinary action when the chief disciplinary officer or designee determines the necessity based on the following criteria.
(1) Investigative Employee.
(A) An investigative employee, as described in section 3318(a), shall be assigned when the staff designated to classify the serious rule violation determines that:
(2) Staff Assistant.
(A) The incarcerated person shall be assigned a staff assistant, as described in section 3318(b), to assist in the preparation, and presentation of a defense at the disciplinary hearing if the classifying official determines:
(E) If the incarcerated person refuses to accept the second staff assistant or withdraws acceptance of an assigned staff assistant, the assignment of another staff assistant shall not be required unless the chief disciplinary officer or designee determines that a fair hearing cannot be held without staff assistance.
(F) Assignment of a staff assistant shall not preclude assignment of an investigative employee.
(e) Witnesses. An incarcerated person may request that friendly and adverse witnesses attend the hearing.
(1) Requested witnesses shall be called unless the official conducting the hearing denies the request for one of the following reasons:
(f) In addition to the California Code of Regulations Title 15, Division 3, section 3320(c)(1) criteria, prior to a disciplinary hearing for a serious Rules Violation Report (RVR), incarcerated persons shall have the opportunity to review non-confidential portions of audio or video recording(s) which are directly relevant to their serious RVR offense.
(g) Disposition. Upon completion of the fact-finding portion of the disciplinary hearing, the incarcerated person may be found:
(4) If the violation included an act related to the use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances, controlled medication, drugs or drug paraphernalia; or if the incarcerated person refused to submit to a test for controlled substances or drugs, the disposition shall include an order for the incarcerated person to submit to mandatory random drug testing for one year from the date of the order.
(5) The disposition may or when mandated shall include assessment of one or more of the following:
(B) Suspension of privileges specified by the hearing official for no more than a 90-day period starting the date the rule violation report was adjudicated. The suspension of privileges for violations of subsections 3016(a), 3016(b), 3016(d), and 3290(d) shall be assessed as follows:
(D) Disciplinary detention or confinement to quarters as provided in sections 3330 and 3333 for not more than a ten-day period. If facility security will not be jeopardized, the incarcerated person shall be released to attend work and program assignments.
(H) For a violation of subsection 3016(d), there shall be a loss of visits for one year to be followed by non-contact visits for two years. In addition, the following loss of family visiting (overnight) shall apply upon conclusion of the non-contact visiting restriction:
(I) Loss of visits to be followed by non-contact visits for violations of subsection 3016(a), 3016(b) (with the exception of alcohol violations), or 3290(d) shall be as follows:
(J) Violation of subsections 3016(a), 3016(b), 3016(d), and 3290(d) shall result in:
(K) Violation of Indecent Exposure, Sexual Behavior, or Sexual Disorderly Conduct of sections 3007, 3323(d)(9), 3323(f)(4), and 3323(g)(7), including while using an authorized wireless communication device, shall result in:
(L) Incarcerated persons placed in Restricted Housing Units (RHU) or other restricted housing on Privilege Group D, who are deemed to be program failures, as defined in section 3000, based on conduct while in the RHU or other restricted housing, shall not possess personal entertainment appliances. An incarcerated person who is deemed a program failure by a classification committee is subject to having their personal property appliances stored by the institution pending removal of program failure designation. Incarcerated persons deemed a program failure who receive one or more additional Administrative or Serious Rules Violation Reports while assigned to program failure status shall be required to mail out, return, donate, or dispose of disallowed property in accordance with subsection 3191(c). Incarcerated persons who are not deemed to be program failures but who are found guilty of any RVR per this section, based on their conduct while in RHU or other restricted housing, are subject to temporary loss of their entertainment appliances as follows:
(M) Violation of Refusing to Accept Assigned Housing of sections 3005(c) and 3269.1 shall result in:
(N) Violation of Refusing to Accept Assigned Housing of subsection 3005(c) shall result in:
(P) Violation of subsection 3323(f)(5) shall result in:
(Q) Violation of Subsection 3006(a) or 3006(c)(20) shall result in:
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 295, 295.1, 295.2, 296, 296.1, 296.2, 297, 298, 298.1, 298.2, 298.3, 299, 299.5, 299.6, 299.7, 300, 300.1, 300.2, 300.3, 314, 530, 532, 646.9, 647, 653, 2931, 2932, 2933, 4501.1, 4573.6, 4576, 5054 and 5068, Penal Code.
1. Amendment filed 2-24-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 9).
2. Amendment filed 5-13-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 20).
3. New subsection (g) filed 9-30-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 40).
4. Amendment of subsection (a)(3), renumbering of subsections (a)(16)-(a)(19) to (a)(18)-(a)(21) and new subsections (a)(16)-(a)(17) filed 3-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 12).
5. Amendment of subsections (a)(3), (b)(4) and (b)(5) filed 8-22-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 34).
6. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-15-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 7).
7. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) filed 9-24-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 39).
8. Amendment of subsection (a)(19) filed 2-16-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 8).
9. Amendment of subsections (a), (b)(4), (f)(4) and repealer and new subsection (d) filed 5-4-83; designated effective 6-1-83 pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 83, No. 19).
10. Editorial correction of subsections (b) and (c) filed 2-19-85 (Register 85, No. 8).
11. Amendment of subsections (b), (c), (e) and (g) filed 8-7-87 as an emergency; operative 8-7-87 (Register 87, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 12-7-87.
12. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-7-87 order transmitted to OAL 12-4-87; disapproved by OAL (Register 88, No. 16).
13. Amendment of subsections (b), (c), (e) and (g) filed 1-4-88 as an emergency; operative 1-4-88 (Register 88, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 5-3-88.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-4-88 order transmitted to OAL 5-30-88; disapproved by OAL (Register 88, No. 24).
15. Amendment filed 6-2-88 as an emergency; operative 6-2-88 (Register 88, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 9-30-88.
16. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 9-26-88 and filed 10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 50).
17. New subsection (a)(14), subsection renumbering, and amendment of Note filed 7-29-93 as an emergency; operative 7-29-93 (Register 93, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 11-26-93, or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
18. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-29-93 order transmitted to OAL 11-18-93 and filed 12-31-93 (Register 94, No. 1).
19. Amendment of section and Note filed 5-5-95; operative 6-5-95 (Register 95, No. 18).
20. Amendment of subsection (f)(4) filed 7-1-96 as an emergency; operative 7-1-96 (Register 96, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-8-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
21. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-1-96 order transmitted to OAL 9-23-96 and filed 11-4-96 (Register 96, No. 45).
22. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (f)(5)(A) filed 12-2-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 49).
23. Amendment of subsections (c), (f)(5)(D) and (g) filed 10-16-97 as an emergency; operative 10-16-97 (Register 97, No. 42). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058(e), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-25-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
24. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-16-97 order transmitted to OAL 3-23-98 and filed 5-4-98 (Register 98, No. 19).
25. Amendment filed 8-27-98 as an emergency; operative 8-27-98 (Register 98, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-3-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day,
26. Amendment of subsection (a)(3)(M) filed 12-1-98 as an emergency; operative 12-1-98 (Register 98, No. 49). Pursuant to Penal Code 5058(e), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-10-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
27. Amendment refiled 2-3-99 as an emergency, including further amendment redesignating former subsections (f)(5)(I)(1)-(3) as subsections (f)(5)(I)1.-3.; operative 2-3-99 (Register 99, No. 6). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058(e), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-13-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
28. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-1-98 order transmitted to OAL 5-7-99 and filed 6-4-99 (Register 99, No. 23).
29. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-3-99 order, including new subsection (f)(5)(H), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (f)(5)(I), transmitted to OAL 5-12-99 and filed 6-24-99 (Register 99, No. 26).
30. New subsection (a)(3)(S), subsection relettering and amendment of Note filed 9-20-99 as an emergency; operative 9-20-99 (Register 99, No. 39). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058(e) a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-28-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
31. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-20-99 order transmitted to OAL 1-14-2000 and filed 2-22-2000 (Register 2000, No. 8).
32. Amendment of subsection (a)(3)(S) filed 10-4-2002 as an emergency pursuant to a certificate of operational necessity under Penal Code section 5058.3; operative 10-4-2002 (Register 2002, No. 40). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, this filing is deemed an emergency and a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-13-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
33. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-4-2002 order, including further amendment of subsection (a)(3)(S), transmitted to OAL 3-12-2003 and filed 4-8-2003 (Register 2003, No. 15).
34. Amendment of subsection (f)(5)(B), new subsection (f)(5)(C) and subsection relettering filed 1-9-2004 as an emergency; operative 1-9-2004 (Register 2004, No. 2). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-17-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
35. Amendment of subsection (f)(5)(B), new subsection (f)(5)(C) and subsection relettering refiled 6-17-2004 as an emergency; operative 6-17-2004 (Register 2004, No. 25). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-24-2004 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
36. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-17-2004 order transmitted to OAL 11-16-2004 and filed 12-29-2004 (Register 2004, No. 53).
37. New subsections (f)(5)(L)-(f)(5)(L)2. and amendment of Note filed 2-23-2007 as an emergency; operative 2-23-2007 (Register 2007, No. 8). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-2-2007 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
38. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-23-2007 order transmitted to OAL 7-27-2007 and filed 9-5-2007 (Register 2007, No. 36).
39. New subsections (f)(5)(M)-(f)(5)(M)2. filed 12-28-2007; operative 12-28-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 52).
40. New subsections (f)(5)(N)-(f)(5)(N)2. filed 3-18-2008 as an emergency; operative 3-18-2008 (Register 2008, No. 12). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-25-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
41. Amendment filed 8-4-2008; operative 8-4-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 32).
42. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-18-2008 order transmitted to OAL 8-18-2008 and filed 9-15-2008 (Register 2008, No. 38).
43. New subsections (f)(5)(O)-(f)(5)(P)3. filed 10-6-2009; operative 10-6-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 41).
44. Editorial correction restoring placement of subsections (f)(5)(N)1.-2. (Register 2010, No. 15).
45. Amendment of subsections (a)(3)(B) and (f)(5)(K) filed 7-19-2011; operative 8-18-2011 (Register 2011, No. 29).
46. New subsection (a)(3)(X) and amendment of Note filed 12-9-2011 as an emergency; operative 12-9-2011 (Register 2011, No. 49). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-17-2012 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
47. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 3-8-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 10).
48. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-9-2011 order transmitted to OAL 5-3-2012 and filed 6-6-2012 (Register 2012, No. 23).
49. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (f)(5)(L)1. filed 1-8-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 2).
50. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(K)(1)-(f)(5)(L), (f)(5)(L)(3), (f)(5)(M)1.-2. and (f)(5)(N)1.-2. filed 1-8-2014 as an emergency; operative 1-8-2014 (Register 2014, No. 2). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-17-2014 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
51. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(J)1.-3. filed 3-18-2014 as an emergency; operative 3-18-2014 (Register 2014, No. 12). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-25-2014 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
52. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-8-2014 order transmitted to OAL 6-16-2014 and filed 7-22-2014 (Register 2014, No. 30).
53. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-18-2014 order transmitted to OAL 8-21-2014 and filed 9-18-2014 (Register 2014, No. 38).
54. New subsections (a)(3)(Z)-(AA), (d)(1)(A)4. and (h) filed 10-17-2014; operative 10-17-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 42).
55. New subsection (i) filed 11-17-2015 as an emergency; operative 11-17-2015 (Register 2015, No. 47). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-25-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
56. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(J)2.-3. filed 3-29-2016 as an emergency; operative 3-29-2016 (Register 2016, No. 14). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-6-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
57. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 11-17-2015 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2016, No. 22).
58. Amendment of subsections (a), (d) and (d)(1)(B), new subsections (d)(1)(B)1.-8., and amendment of subsections (d)(1)(D), (d)(2)(E)-(d)(2)(E)(1), (e)(2), (f)(2), (f)(4)(D) and (g) filed 6-2-2016 as an emergency; operative 6-2-2016 (Register 2016, No. 23). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-9-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
59. Reinstatement of subsections (f)(5)(J)2.-3. as they existed prior to 3-29-2016 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2016, No. 37).
60. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-2-2016 order, including amendment of subsection (d), repealer of subsections (d)(1)(B)1.-8. and amendment of subsections (d)(2)(E)-(d)(2)(E)(1), transmitted to OAL 11-7-2016 and filed 12-22-2016; amendments effective 12-22-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 52).
61. Amendment of subsections (f)(4)(A)-(C), repealer of subsection (f)(4)(D), amendment of subsections (f)(5)(B), (f)(5)(D)1.-2., (f)(5)(H) and (f)(5)(J)-(f)(5)(J)3. and amendment of Note filed 4-9-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 15).
62. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(H) and (f)(5)(I)1.-3. and new subsections (f)(5)(Q)-(f)(5)(Q)3. filed 1-15-2019; operative 1-15-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 3).
63. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (f)(5)(K) and (f)(5)(P) filed 3-5-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 10).
64. New subsection (i) filed 2-5-2020; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 6).
65. Amendment of subsection (a)(3)(X) filed 7-23-2020 as an emergency; operative 7-23-2020 (Register 2020, No. 30). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-30-2020 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
66. Emergency filed 7-23-2020 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-30-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
67. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(C), (f)(5)(L) and (f)(5)(N) filed 2-24-2021; operative 4-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 9). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
68. Amendment of subsection (f)(5)(J)2.-3. filed 4-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 4-27-2021 (Register 2021, No. 18). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3 and Executive Orders N-40-20 and N-71-20, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-1-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
69. Amendment of subsection (a)(3)(X) refiled 4-27-2021 as an emergency; operative 4-30-2021 (Register 2021, No. 18). Emergency expiration extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-29-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
70. Editorial correction of History 68 (Register 2021, No. 36).
71. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-27-2021 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(3)(X), transmitted to OAL 11-29-2021 and filed 12-20-2021; amendments effective 12-20-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 52). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section 11346.4(b) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
72. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(J)2.-3. refiled 2-1-2022 as an emergency; operative 2-1-2022 (Register 2022, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-2-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
73. Amendment of subsections (f)(5)(J)2.-3. refiled 5-2-2022 as an emergency; operative 5-3-2022 (Register 2022, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-1-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
74. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-2-2022 order transmitted to OAL 7-20-2022 and filed 8-31-2022 (Register 2022, No. 35).
75. Amendment of subsections (b), (c) and (f)(5)(L) filed 10-24-2023 as an emergency; operative 11-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 43). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-9-2024 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
76. New subsections (f)-(f)(3), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (g)(5)(N)2. filed 3-7-2024; operative 7-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 10).
77. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).
78. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-8-2024 order, including further amendment of subsection (g)(5)(L), transmitted to OAL 6-18-2024 and filed 7-31-2024; amendments effective 7-31-2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 31).
79. Amendment of subsections (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(X) and (g)(5)(K)-(g)(5)(K)2. and new subsections (a)(3)(BB) and (g)(5)(K)3. filed 4-3-2026; operative 4-3-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 14).