Key control
Compiled text through Mar 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
No later Register activity identified in this check.
Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- 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.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)All persons in possession of keys used in a secure facility shall maintain the keys in a secure manner. All keys not in the possession of a person shall be maintained in a secure area of the facility.
(b)The facility director or person acting in that capacity shall require that a duplicate of every key used in a secure facility is maintained. Such duplicate keys shall be maintained in a secure area and shall be readily accessible when needed. Inventory of the duplicate keys shall be completed annually, and the inventory documentation shall be retained at the facility.
(c)A written record shall be maintained with respect to the control and issuance of keys and shall include the:
(1)name of staff issued keys;
(2)date and time of issuance of the keys; and
(3)date and time the keys were returned.
(d)All keys which could provide residents with a means of exit from any secure facility shall not be permitted in any area where residents may gain access to such keys.
(e)Key rings shall be bonded closed.
(f)Restricted and emergency keys must be stored separate and distinct from regular use keys.