Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-13-408

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section 44-13-408 - Assistance from staff

(a) If the hearing officer finds that at least one of the following conditions is met, the hearing officer shall appoint a staff member from an approved list to act as staff assistant to aid the inmate at the disciplinary hearing and to question relevant witnesses:

(1) The inmate is incapable of self-representation due to physical or mental disability, whether temporary or permanent.

(2) The inmate is illiterate in the English language.

(3) The charge is too complex for the inmate to readily comprehend or defend against.

(4) Testimony or other evidence will be given, either directly or indirectly, by a confidential inmate informant or witness.

(5) The inmate either refuses to attend or has been removed from the hearing.

(6) Any other circumstance exists that, in the judgment of the hearing officer, substantially impairs the inmate's ability to participate meaningfully in the inmate's defense.

(b) A list of staff members to aid the inmate as staff assistants shall be made available to the hearing officer by the warden.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-13-408

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 75-5210; effective May 1, 1980; amended, T-83-23, Aug. 11, 1982; amended, T-84-6, May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1986; amended April 20, 1992; amended Jan. 3, 1995; amended Feb. 15, 2002; amended July 13, 2007.