- (1) Pursuant to Sections 76-10-523.5, 76-8-311.1, and 76-8-311.3, any facility owned or operated by community mental health centers that have any contracts with a LMHA or the Division are designated as secure areas.
- (2) Any weapons, contraband, controlled substances, implements of escape, ammunition, explosives, spirituous or fermented liquors, firearms, or any other devices that are normally considered to be weapons are prohibited from entry into community mental health centers.
- (3) There shall be a prominent visual notice of secure area designation.
- (4) Law enforcement personnel are authorized to carry firearms while completing official duties on the grounds of those facilities.
KEY: funding formula, bed allocations, Local Mental Health Authority, Local Substance Abuse Authority
Date of Last Change: February 26, 2021
Notice of Continuation: December 1, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 17-43-301(6)(a)(x); 62A-10-103(2)(a); 62A-15-103(2)(b)(ii); 62A-15-103(2)(g); 62A-15-105; 62A-15-108(1); 62A-15-108(2); 62A-15-610(2)(a); 62A-15-611(2)(a); 62A-15-902(2)(c); 76-8-311.1; 76-8-311.3; 76-10-523.5