Chapter 1 – General Administration

13050.7.2 Script Screening

• The company shall furnish a copy of the script and/or a production outline to determine whether the program/motion picture on CDC property will be consistent with the safety and security of the institution/facility, public, staff, and inmates, and will not unduly interfere with the operation of CDC. The Communications Officer shall reject the application if the proposed production activities compromise facility safety and/or security. In accordance with GCGovernment Code 14998.8(f), CDC shall have five working days to disapprove a film permit application or it is deemed approved.

• No use of firearms (real or simulated), other weapons, or use of pyrotechnics on CDC property shall be permitted. In addition, it would, in general, be inconsistent with the above factors if the script proposed to produce the following on CDC property:

  • Material which has been designed to glamorize crime or criminals or to intentionally invoke sympathy for them.

  • Material which justifies or encourages criminal behavior.

  • Display of criminal skills which appear to provide instruction in criminal behavior.

• If portrayed in the program, CDC shall be presented in a true and accurate light.