Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52010.14 Random Selection Frequencies

• To determine the inmates to be tested on each day of testing, the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation numbers of the population subject to testing are entered into the computer program, and the program is adjusted to produce a selection equal to the percentage of the population to be tested on that day, according to the reason for the random selection, as follows:

• Mandatory Random Drug Testing Population
  Inmates subject to MRDTMandatory Random Drug Testing as described in DOMDepartment Operations Manual subsection 52010.12(a)(3) are subject to random testing according to the following frequencies:

  • First Offense – The inmate shall be retested within 90 days.

  • Second and Subsequent Offenses – The inmate shall be placed in the MRDTMandatory Random Drug Testing program and must provide one random drug test every 90 days for one year. With each subsequent positive test and guilty finding, the Senior Hearing Officer shall reset the mandatory testing period.