(1) Every multi-occupancy restroom and changing room within a correctional facility shall be designated for exclusive use of:(a) Males; or(b) Females.
(a) Males; or
(b) Females.
(2) A restroom or changing room within a correctional facility that is designated for one sex shall be used only by members of that sex. No incarcerated individual shall enter a restroom or changing room that is designated for one sex unless he or she is a member of that sex. The correctional facility shall take reasonable steps to provide individuals with privacy in restrooms and changing rooms designated for their sex from members of the opposite sex.
(3) Each multi-occupancy sleeping quarter within a correctional facility shall be designated for exclusive use of:(a) Males; or(b) Females.
(a) Males; or
(b) Females.
(4) A sleeping quarter within a correctional facility that is designated for one sex shall be used only by members of that sex. No incarcerated individual shall be housed in a sleeping quarter that is designated for one sex unless he or she is a member of that sex.
A correctional facility shall take reasonable steps to provide individuals with privacy in sleeping quarters designated for their sex from members of the opposite sex.
(5) This section shall not apply to an incarcerated individual who enters a restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarter designated for the opposite sex when entering for the following purposes:(a) For custodial or maintenance purposes;(b) To render medical assistance;(c) During a natural disaster, emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat to good order or safety; or(d) On a temporary basis (which shall not include overnight housing) at the direction of the correctional facility.
(a) For custodial or maintenance purposes;
(b) To render medical assistance;
(c) During a natural disaster, emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat to good order or safety; or
(d) On a temporary basis (which shall not include overnight housing) at the direction of the correctional facility.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a correctional facility from redesignating a multi-occupancy restroom, changing room or sleeping quarter for exclusive use by one (1) sex to a designation for exclusive use by the opposite sex.