# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 14 — Commission on Correctional Standards

### Chapter 03 — Minimum Standards for Adult Detention Centers

#### Regulation .07 Standards--Classification.

*COMAR 12.14.03.07*

The managing official of a correctional facility is responsible for the following:

A. A written policy and procedure establishing a classification process to determine housing, job, and other assignments, and which include provisions for:

  (1) Designation of persons involved in decision making,

  (2) Criteria for decision making,

  (3) Initial inmate classification within 1 week of admission, and annual reclassification,

  (4) A record of decisions, and

  (5) Review of all decisions by the managing official or designee;

B. A written policy and procedure ensuring that individuals involved in classification decision making are informed of the classification process.