1. (a) Intake. An intake or other officer authorized by the court shall be on duty at the facility or on call 24 hours a day. Written policy shall state the conditions under which the intake officer may authorize the conditional release of a resident referred to the facility. A short-term detention officer shall orient each newly admitted resident to the facility including an explanation of the rules and grievance procedures and assigns the resident to a housing unit.
2. (b) Personal Property. Written policy shall describe the procedures regarding the handling of residents' personal property held by the facility. Residents shall be given a receipt for the property, and a copy of the receipt placed in the resident's file.
3. (c) Assessment Period. Upon entering a short-term detention facility, a resident may be placed in room confinement for purposes of assessing the risks and needs of the resident. The assessment period shall not last more than 24 hours. Short-term juvenile detention officers shall document their assessment of residents during this 24-hour period and shall conduct and log room checks every 15 minutes.

4. (d) Release. Procedures for releasing residents from custody shall include, but shall not be limited to:

   1. (1) verification of identity;
   2. (2) verification of release papers;
   3. (3) completion of release arrangements;
   4. (4) return of personal property;
   5. (5) instructions for forwarding mail; and
   6. (6) transportation arrangements.

Source Note:The provisions of this §351.12 adopted to be effective September 30, 2002, 27 TexReg 7985.