SOP_NUMBER: 209.01-att-3
TITLE: Offender Appearance Waiver
REFERENCE_CODE: IIB02-0001
DIVISION: Facilities
TOPIC_AREA: 209 Policy-Facilities Control/Discipline/Segregation
EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2017-11-06
WORD_COUNT: 170
POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/105919
URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-3/

SUMMARY:
This form documents an offender's voluntary waiver of their right to be present during a disciplinary hearing. The waiver must be signed by the offender and witnessed, acknowledging that they have been informed of their right to attend the hearing but choose not to do so. If the offender refuses to sign, the Hearing Officer must document the refusal and note it on the Disciplinary Report Form.

KEY_TOPICS: disciplinary hearing, offender appearance waiver, right to be present, hearing waiver, disciplinary procedures, offender rights, waiver form, institutional discipline

ATTACHMENTS:
  1. Offender Rights Statement
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-1/
  2. Disciplinary Investigation Summary
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-2/
  3. Offender Appearance Waiver
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-3/
  4. Prohibited Acts Offender Disciplinary Charge Codes
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-4/
  5. Authorized Disciplinary Sanctions List
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-5/
  6. Staff Advocate Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-6/
  7. Disciplinary Appeal Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-7/
  8. Use of Witness(s) Hearing Documentation Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-8/
  9. MH/MR Evaluation for Disciplinary Action
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-9/
  10. Negotiated Plea Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-10/
  11. Disciplinary Report Form
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-11/
  12. Disciplinary Warning Report
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-12/
  13. Guidelines for Issuing Disciplinary Reports (By Offense)
     URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/209.01-att-13/

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FULL TEXT:
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SOP 209.01
Attachment 3
11/6/17


OFFENDER APPEARANCE WAIVER

Facility: _________________________________ Disciplinary Report #: ________________________________

Offender’s Name: ___________________________ Offender’s ID#: ___________________________________

You have the right to be present throughout the hearing proceedings except during the deliberations.
However, you may waive the right to be present. If you choose not to be present during the
disciplinary hearing you shall sign this form.

I have read or have had read to me the above rights and I officially request not to be present during
this disciplinary hearing.

___________________________________  ______________________  ________________
Offender’s Signature I.D. Number Date

___________________________________  ______________________  ________________
Witness Title Date

If the offender refuses to sign this waiver form, the Disciplinary Hearing Officer must note "refused

to sign" along with date and time of refusal and his/her signature. The Disciplinary Report Form
must also reflect that the disciplinary hearing was held with the offender absent.


Retention Schedule: (Reproduce locally) Upon completion, this form shall be placed in the offender's institutional file, except for those
overturned or dismissed, and shall be kept according to the official records retention schedule for institutional files.