1. (a) Instruction in the following departmental weight lifting policies shall be completed before any ward shall be allowed to use weights and/or weight lifting equipment in any Youth Authority facility:

   1. (1) Proper use of weights and weight lifting equipment, and
   2. (2) Departmental safety practices that shall be observed when using weights and weight lifting equipment.

2. (b) The Director, or designees, shall have the option to eliminate or restrict individual or group access to weights and/or weight lifting equipment under the following conditions:

   1. (1) The aforementioned instruction has not been completed; or
   2. (2) The orderly operation of the institution is at risk due to the use of weights and/or weight lifting equipment; or
   3. (3) The use of weights and/or weight lifting equipment poses a safety concern to the institutional population or, staff; or
   4. (4) The ward, as a result of using weights and/or weight lifting equipment, would, when released, pose a safety concern to law enforcement officers or the general public.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1712, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5010(a), 5010(b) and 5010(c), Penal Code.

History

1. Change without regulatory effect adopting article 4 (section 30140) and renumbering title 15, section 4705 to title 9, section 30140 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).