*VISITORS DRESS CODE

All visitors are expected to conduct and dress themselves in a manner that is appropriate for a public place. Any visitor (adults or children over the age of ten) clad in the following items or any item deemed inappropriate by correctional staff shall be denied entrance into the facility.

1.             Male Visitors:

a.             No clothing similar to that issued to an inmate or uniformed personnel;

b.             No sweatpants, sweatshirts;

c.             No fatigue or camouflage clothing;

d.            No shorts, tank tops;

e.             No bare midriff, muscle shirts;

f.              All visitors are required to wear undergarments;

g.             No t-shirts, hooded shirts or jackets, all types of neckties (except attorneys);

h.             No jogging suits to include nylon material;

i.              No clothing with cut‑out pockets or holes are permitted;

j.              No double layered clothing will be allowed, i.e.; two pairs of underwear, pants, sweatpants, shorts or combination of pants, shorts, sweatpants;

k.             Hair pieces, wigs, extensions and braids will be allowed. Removable items will be removed and checked by the trap officer, in the pat search area. Pins or elastics, etc. will not be allowed to hold any of the above in place.

l.              No bib/overall type clothing, (i.e., pants shorts, etc.).

m.           Clothing with religious or ethnic significance will be subject to search.

2.            Female Visitors:

a.             No fatigue or camouflage clothing;

b.             No tights, leotards, spandex, body suits of dance/exercise fashion;

c.             No halter, muscle shirts, or tank tops, or clothing that reveals the midriff;

d.            No tops permitted which expose the back beyond the upper shoulder areas;

e.             No visibly sheer clothing with/without undergarments;

f.              Proper traditional undergarments (i.e.; underpants and bras) must be worn;

g.             No bathing suits;

h.             Sweatpants, sweatshirts, sweat suits or outfits that are similar to material will be not be allowed;

i.              No low cut or excessively revealing clothing;

j.              Tight fitting clothing will not be allowed;

k.             Clothing with cut‑out pockets or holes will not be permitted;

l.              Nylon, panty hose, or underwear with holes in the immediate crotch area will not be allowed;

m.           No double layered clothing will be allowed (i.e.; two pair of underpants, two skirts, etc.);

n.             Hair pieces, wigs, extensions and braids will be allowed. Removable items will be removed and checked by the Trap Officer, in the pat search area. Pins, elastics, barrettes, clips, scrunches, etc. will not be allowed to hold any of the above in place;

o.             No bobby pins, curlers, hair clips, hair scrunches, head bands, or bandanas;

p.             No T-shirts;

q.             Visibly pregnant females may wear maternity pants with elastic waistbands, without having to submit medical evidence;

r.             Dresses or skirts are not to exceed 6 inches above the knee. Skirts with slits extending 6 inches above the knee will not be allowed;

s.             Outerwear of a light weight material must be worn with a slip/camisole;

t.              Shorts, skorts and culottes may be worn if not shorter than 3" above the knee and are of "dress or walking type". No spandex, or sweatpant/sweatsuit material will be permitted;

u.             Clothing with religious or ethnic significance, subject to search;

v.             No hooded clothing;

w.            No bib/overall type clothing (i.e.; pants, shorts, dresses, etc.).

4.            All Visitors:

a.             Footwear covering the whole foot must be worn by visitors;

b.             No jewelry other than wedding band/engagement ring, medical alert bracelet/necklace may be worn into the facility;

c.             Hats, gloves, scarves are not allowed to be worn by visitors into the visiting area;

d.            No type of appliance, brace, ace bandage, cast, dressing not prescribed and/or applied by medical personnel are allowed. Aforementioned items must be accompanied by positive medical evidence (i.e.; doctor's prescription, emergency room and/or clinic prescription);

e.             Any adornments, accouterments, that cannot be removed to be examined and could constitute a security problem, will not be allowed;

f.              Any articles of clothing, worn by the visitor with holes, rips or tears will not be allowed, i.e. fashion jeans;

g.             At the discretion of the Sheriff or his/her designee, any article of clothing, worn by the visitor, displaying obscene, racial, sexual, or caricatures, or symbols and gang affiliation will not be allowed.

h.             Children over the age of ten years old shall be required to follow the adult dress code.

i.              Visitors with infants are allowed to enter with the following items:

·                     One (1) clear plastic bottle with either milk, juice or water only;

·                     One (1) small blanket, bib, pacifier;

·                     One (1) disposable diaper with only enough baby wipes to adequately cleanse a child;

5.             Under special circumstances, exceptions to the Visitor's Dress Code may be approved by the Senior Shift Officer. Any approved exceptions shall be documented on an incident report and forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Special Services. Final determination for entrance will be made by the Senior Shift Officer.