WAC 137-28-220   General infractions.  (1) Any of the following types of behavior may constitute a general infraction:



Unauthorized possession/theft
051 - Unauthorized possession of money, stamps or negotiable instruments the total value of which is less than five dollars.
053 - Possession of anything not authorized for retention or receipt by an inmate and/or not issued to an inmate by regular institutional channels.
255 - Misuse or waste of issued supplies, goods, services or property, the replacement value of which is less than ten dollars.
310 - Pretending or failing to take prescribed medication that the inmate has accepted by concealing or retaining a single or daily dose.
354 - Theft of food, the value of which is five dollars or less.
356 - Possession of unauthorized amount of otherwise authorized clothing, bedding, or issued supplies.
Loaning/trading
052 - Loaning of property for profit.
351 - Giving, selling, borrowing, lending, or trading money or anything of value to, or accepting or purchasing money or anything of value from, another inmate or that inmate's friend(s) or family the value of which is less than ten dollars.
Altering/destroying property
055 - Mutilating, altering, defacing or destroying any item valued at less than ten dollars and that is not the personal property of the inmate.
Disruptive behavior/lying
202 - Abusive language, harassment or other offensive behavior directed to or in the presence of staff, visitors, inmates, or other persons or groups.
203 - Lying to a staff member.
244 - Unauthorized displays of sexual affection with another inmate.
353 - Disruptive behavior.
355 - Horseplay, roughhousing or any other unauthorized physical contact between inmates.
357 - Unauthorized demonstration, practice or use of martial arts.
Failure to follow rules and orders
102 - Failure to follow any written rules or policies adopted by the institution and not specified within this chapter or in local disciplinary rules.
103 - Refusing or failing to obey an order, oral or written, of any staff member.
210 - Out of bounds; being in an area where the presence of the inmate is unauthorized.
214 - Interfering or failing to comply with count procedures.
251 - Smoking and possession of tobacco products where prohibited.
301 - Failure to keep your person or your quarters in accordance with institution rules or policies.
Unauthorized communication/visitor contact
303 - Unauthorized use of mail or telephone.
304 - Unwanted written and telephonic communications to any person.
305 - Correspondence or conduct with a visitor in violation of published or posted rules and policies.
309 - Unauthorized display of affection with a visitor.
Inappropriate use of equipment
212 - Using any equipment or machinery when not specifically authorized or contrary to instructions or safety standards.
Unexcused absence/feigning illness
104 - Unexcused absence from work or any assignment, scheduled meeting, appointment, or call out.
352 - Pretending to be ill or injured contrary to medical/mental health screening results.
Inappropriate sexual behavior
328 - Possession of any written, photographic or hand-drawn material that depicts a sexually explicit act as defined in WAC 137-28-160.

     (2) In determining whether a #328 infraction or a #728 infraction pursuant to WAC 137-25-030 should be charged, the infracting officer shall consider mitigating factors as defined in WAC 137-28-160.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090, 72.65.100, and 72.09.130. 06-21-054, § 137-28-220, filed 10/13/06, effective 11/13/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090, 72.09.130, and 9.94.070. 02-12-023, § 137-28-220, filed 5/28/02, effective 6/28/02. 01-22-094, § 137-28-220, filed 11/6/01, effective 12/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090. 00-10-079, § 137-28-220, filed 5/2/00, effective 6/2/00; 97-03-041, § 137-28-220, filed 1/10/97, effective 2/4/97. 95-15-044, § 137-28-220, filed 7/13/95, effective 8/15/95.]