Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52010.20 Refusal to Produce a Urine Sample

• Inmates shall not refuse to provide an adequate urine sample for the purpose of testing for the presence of controlled substance(s) when lawfully ordered to do so. If the inmate is unable to provide a urine sample, the inmate shall be offered eight ounces of water to assist in providing a urine sample. The inmate shall also be allowed up to three hours, under staff observation, to provide a urine sample. Inmates who refuse or are unable to provide a urine sample shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4, Article 5, subsection 3323(h)(5). If an inmate is unable to provide 20 cc of urine, within this time period, this shall be presumed a refusal. An inmate may rebut this presumption during the disciplinary process.