R251-710-2. Definitions

(1) "Contraband", for purposes of this rule, means:

(a) materials, substances or other items not approved by the Department, or which are in numbers or amounts that are not approved, and which are otherwise known as regular contraband;

(b) materials, substances or other items possessed in violation of state or federal law and which are otherwise known as illegal contraband; or

(c) items that are not illegal, but are not authorized for an inmate to possess including items made from scraps of paper, wood, plastic, metal, wire, etc. and which are otherwise known as nuisance contraband.

(2) "Exigent circumstances" means circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to believe that search is necessary to prevent physical harm to the officers or other persons, the destruction of relevant evidence, the escape of the suspect, or some other consequence improperly frustrating legitimate law enforcement efforts.

(3) "Prison" means Utah State Prison in Draper and Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison.

(4) "Probable cause" means sufficient knowledge of articulable facts or circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that another person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime or a violation of a legally enforceable policy or rule.

(5) "Public" means persons constituting the general population of a state.

(6) "Reasonable suspicion" means suspicion based on specific articulable facts drawn from the totality of the circumstances facing the officer at the time.

(7) "Visitor" means members of the general public entering prison property.