Chapter 6 – Adult Classification

62010.4.3.1.2 Receiving Institution

• The “R” suffix designation shall be affixed to an inmate’s degree of custody during initial classification when the “R” suffix was not applied during reception center processing and the inmate meets one of the four criteria above.

• The assigned Correctional Counselor shall initiate an “R” suffix evaluation when:

  • An inmate was arrested, detained, or charged with an offense that would warrant the inmate to register per PCPenal Code Section 290.

  • An inmate’s charges were dismissed or no disposition of the charges per the criminal history, CI&ICriminal Identification and Information, FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation rap sheet and PORProbation Officer Report, for an offense that would warrant the inmate to register per PCPenal Code Section 290.

  • An inmate’s probation was revoked/denied because he or she committed an offense, whether or not prosecuted, that would warrant the inmate to register per PCPenal Code Section 290, and the inmate was sentenced and ordered by the court to serve his or her sentence in CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

  • An inmate was arrested, detained, or charged with an out-of-state/country, federal or military offense deemed equivalent to a California law that would warrant the inmate to register per PCPenal Code Section 290.

  • An inmate’s charges were dismissed or no disposition of the charges per the criminal history, FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation rap sheet and PORProbation Officer Report, for an out-of-state/country, federal or military offense deemed equivalent to a California law that would warrant the inmate to register per PCPenal Code Section 290.

  • An inmate was found guilty in a disciplinary hearing of a division A-1, A-2, or B offense that would warrant the inmate to register per PCPenal Code Section 290.

• An inmate shall not have an “R” suffix affixed during an “R” suffix evaluation when the required documentation is not available for review. A classification committee may complete a valid evaluation when the arrest report is available and the DA’s comments are unavailable. The classification committee will document in the CDC Form 128-G the attempts/steps taken to obtain the required documentation.

• If the relevant documents required to complete an “R” suffix evaluation are not available, i.e., destroyed, purged, lost, etc., the “R” suffix shall not be applied by a classification committee. The classification committee will document in the CDC Form 128-G the steps attempted in order to try and obtain the required documentation and why the documents are unavailable. Departmental Review Board (DRBDepartmental Review Board) approval is required to affix an “R” suffix designation to an inmate’s degree of custody if he/she meets the criteria in this paragraph.

• An “R” suffix shall not be applied if the inmate was acquitted/found not guilty of the sex related charges in a court of law even if BPHBoard of Parole Hearings (formerly Board of Prison Terms) Good Cause finding revoked his/her parole for those sex related charges.