Sec. 12.02.15.01. Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Commissioner" means Commissioner of the Division of Correction or designee.

(2) "Crime victim" means a person who suffers personal physical injury, death, or loss of property as a direct result of a crime, and includes the spouse, child, sibling, parent, legal guardian, or next of kin of the person, if the person is deceased.

(3) "Division" means Division of Correction.

(4) "Escape" means unauthorized departure of an inmate from a place of lawful confinement or custody.

(5) "Jessup regional emergency warning system" means the mechanism through which the Jessup community and Jessup area correctional facilities are notified of escapes, the apprehension of escapees, and mass disturbances that have occurred in Jessup area correctional facilities. This mechanism includes a siren alarm and a recorded telephone message concerning the incident. The telephone number through which the public may access the recorded message is [phone].

(6) "FBI" means Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(7) "Warden" means warden or designee.