R251-306-5. Application Procedure

(1) Persons wishing to sponsor residents shall complete an Application to Sponsor form;

(2) Application to Sponsor forms can be obtained from the Correctional Center at which the resident is housed;

(3) a divorced applicant requesting to sponsor an offender of the opposite sex shall provide a copy of final divorce decree; exceptions are the offender's immediate family members;

(4) a records and current warrants check shall be made on each applicant;

(5) applicants shall make a separate application for each offender they request to sponsor;

(6) a sponsor shall not be permitted to sign out and accompany more than one offender at a time except as approved by the Center Director/designee;

(7) applicants shall be required to sign the sponsor application certifying that they have been advised of the rules pertaining to sponsorship of offenders and shall agree to abide by them; the offender shall be returned to the Center on or before the date and time indicated on the Application for Leave form;

(8) applications with inaccurate, incomplete or illegibly written information shall be subject to delay until additional information or clarification is obtained;

(9) applicants providing false information shall be denied as sponsors;

(10) Center staff members may approve, restrict or deny applicant and sponsor privileges due to safety, security, control and orderly operation of the Center, program requirements or the best interests of the Department; and

(11) each sponsor shall sign an Application for Leave form before leaving the Center.