Reporting incidents other than inmate deaths
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Westlaw Inline Boundary Correction
- Compiled text through
- Mar 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Latest notice
- CMC-45-15-00024-A · Adopted rule · Jan 20, 2016
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Except in the case of inmate deaths, whenever a reportable incident occurs, each facility shall report such incident to the commission's Albany office, regardless of the time of day or day of the week, pursuant to the following requirements:
(1)all major disturbances, escapes, inmate group actions, personnel group actions, hostage situations, firearm discharges, natural/civil emergencies, and major maintenance/service disruptions shall be reported immediately upon occurrence or discovery, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission, as set forth in the commission's Reportable Incident Guidelines for County Correctional Facilities; and
(2)all other reportable incidents shall be reported, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission, as set forth in the commission's Reportable Incident Guidelines for County Correctional Facilities, within 24 hours of occurrence or discovery.
(b)Every report required pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall include all information required in the commission's Reportable Incident Guidelines for County Correctional Facilities.
(c)When additional facts of an important or critical nature are discovered about an incident after a facility has submitted a report to the commission pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, such information shall be forwarded in writing to the commission as soon as practicable, but no later than 14 days following discovery.