§ 64-13-1. Definitions.

     As used in this chapter:

(1) "Community correctional center" means a nonsecure correctional facility operated:

(a) by the department; or

(b) under a contract with the department.

(2) "Correctional facility" means any facility operated to house offenders, either in a secure or nonsecure setting:

(a) by the department; or

(b) under a contract with the department.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.

(4) "Emergency" means any riot, disturbance, homicide, inmate violence occurring in any correctional facility, or any situation that presents immediate danger to the safety, security, and control of the department.

(5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Corrections.

(6) "Inmate" means any person who is committed to the custody of the department and who is housed at a correctional facility or at a county jail at the request of the department.

(7) "Offender" means any person who has been convicted of a crime for which he may be committed to the custody of the department and is at least one of the following:

(a) committed to the custody of the department;

(b) on probation; or

(c) on parole.

(8) "Secure correctional facility" means any prison, penitentiary, or other institution operated by the department or under contract for the confinement of offenders, where force may be used to restrain them if they attempt to leave the institution without authorization.

Amended by Chapter 36, 2003 General Session