Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52080.3.7 Senior Hearing Officer (SHO)

• SHOs shall not be designated below the level of an experienced lieutenant or CCCorrectional Counselor-II. Experienced means:

  • An employee who is permanent at the designated staff level and who has received ISTIn-Service Training and/or OJTOn-the-Job Training covering the responsibilities of a SHOSenior Hearing Officer, including mental health assessment requirements and observation of a minimum of five actual disciplinary hearings.

  • The employee has been certified by the CDOChief Disciplinary Officer or their designee, in writing, as competent to conduct hearings.

• A probationary, limited term, or training and development employee meeting the stated criteria and designated staff level may be used. Acting staff whose permanent position is at a lower level than that designated shall not be assigned.