Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

62070.5 Family Emergency

• Emergency leaves may be granted for attendance at a funeral service or hospital bedside visit of a critically ill immediate family member as defined in Section 3000 of the Title 15 except as provided in DOMDepartment Operations Manual 62070.4.2 (no parole date or has seven or more years remaining to parole.)

• Immediate Family defined

  • Immediate family member as defined in Section 3000 of the Title 15 includes any of the following:

    • Legal spouse.

    • Registered domestic partner.

    • Natural parents.

    • Adoptive parents (if adoption occurred and a family relationship existed prior to incarceration).

    • Step-parents.

    • Foster parents.

    • Grandparents.

    • Brothers and sisters.

    • Children.

      • Natural.

      • Adoptive.

      • Step.

    • Grandchildren.

  • Note: Aunts, uncles, and cousins are not considered immediate family unless a genuine and verifiable foster relationship existed prior to incarceration.