Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3375.1 : Crime Prevention and Corrections — Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole — Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs — General Institution Regulations — Classification — Inmate Placement

(a) Except as provided in section 3375.2, each inmate shall be assigned to a facility with a security level which corresponds to the following placement score ranges:
(1) An inmate with a placement score of 0 through 18 shall be placed in a Level I facility.
(2) An inmate with a placement score of 19 through 35 shall be placed in a Level II facility.
(3) An inmate with a placement score of 36 through 59 shall be placed in a Level III facility.
(4) An inmate with a placement score of 60 and above shall be placed in a Level IV facility.
(A) Level IV facilities, as described in section 3377(d), include 180-design and 270-design housing. An inmate with a Level IV placement score may be housed in a Level IV 180-design facility in accordance with the following criteria:
1. Inmates who have an assessed and imposed, suspended, and/or commuted determinate Security Housing Unit (SHU) term for a Division A-1, A-2, or B offense, which involves assaultive/violent behavior, weapons, or distribution of a controlled substance, pursuant to section 3323, within the last three incarcerated years, shall be excluded from Level IV 270-design housing for three years from the Minimum Eligible Release Date (MERD) or the date of the Institution Classification Committee (ICC) action suspending and/or commuting the SHU term, whichever comes first. If the inmate was not placed into Administrative Segregation Unit (ASU) for the offense, the inmate is not excluded from 270-design housing.
2. Inmates found guilty of any of the following Rules Violation Reports (RVRs) within the last a twelve months of incarceration shall be excluded from Level IV 270-design housing for one year from the MERD or the date of the ICC action suspending and/or commuting the SHU term for the most current offense, whichever occurs first. If the inmate was not placed into ASU for the offense, the inmate is not excluded from 270-design housing.
(i) One RVR for Inciting a Riot.
(ii) One RVR for Participation in a Riot with a direct Security Threat Group (STG) nexus.
(iii) Two or more RVR's for Participation in a Riot.
(iv) One RVR for Assault on Non-Inmate.
(v) One RVR for Battery on an Inmate with a direct STG nexus.
(vi) Two or more RVRs for Battery on an Inmate.
3. Inmates released from SHU or a Psychiatric Services Unit (PSU) after serving an Administrative SHU Term shall be reviewed by DRB, in accordance with Section 3376.1(d) for appropriate housing.
4. If during Reception Center processing, and inmate is deemed a security concern and is potentially an ongoing threat to institutional safety and security, warranting more direct and constant supervision, the inmate shall be excluded from Level IV 270-design housing for one year from the date of the Classification Staff Representative endorsement.
5. Inmates excluded from Level IV 270-design housing but requiring exceptional placement may be housed in a Level IV 270-design facility. Exceptional placements, for purposes of this subsection, are inmates who are in medical or mental health treatment programs, such as a developmental disability, Americans with Disabilities Act mobility impairment that impacts placement, or in need of specific medical programs which may not be available in Level IV 180-design facilities.
(B) The ICC may temporarily exclude an inmate from Level IV 270-design housing pending adjudication of an RVR listed in subsections 3375.1(a)(4)(A) 1 through 2.
(C) Decisions for placement of inmates into a 180-design or 270-design housing shall be documented pursuant to section 3375(g). Level IV 270-design placement eligibility/exclusion and the reason(s) for such placement shall be clearly articulated. The documentation shall also address the rationale and justification for placement of an inmate in a lesser or more restrictive environment than otherwise consistent with the inmate's case factors.
(D) The ICC may override placement of an inmate into 180-design or 270-design housing based upon: Department and institution's/facility's program security mission; public safety; and the inmate's needs and behavior.
(b) An inmate approved for transfer to a subfacility of a complex may be received and processed through a facility with a security level higher than that which is consistent with the inmate's placement score. Such cases shall be transferred to the subfacility when bed space allows or, when appropriate, recommended for an administrative determinant which prohibits movement to the lower security level facility.
(1) The case shall be presented to a classification staff representative (CSR) for evaluation within 30 days of receipt at the facility unless the inmate is on an approved waiting list maintained by the complex for placement of inmates at the approved subfacility.
(2) The transfer of an inmate for more than 30 days from one subfacility of a complex to another subfacility which has a different security level, shall require a CSR endorsement. When the subfacility's security level is consistent with the inmate's placement score, the classification and parole representative (C&PR) or designated CC III acting as the CSR may endorse a case to the current institution, when appropriate for that subfacility.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3375.1

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5058 and 5058.3, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 3020, 5054 and 5068, Penal Code; Wright v. Enomoto (1976) 462 F Supp. 397; and Stoneham v. Rushen (1984) 156 Cal. App. 3d 302.

1. Renumbering and amendment of section 3375(h) to section 3375.1 filed 8-7-87 as an emergency; operative 8-7-87 (Register 87, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 12-7-87.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-7-87 order transmitted to OAL 12-4-87; disapproved by OAL (Register 88, No. 16).
3. Renumbering and amendment of section 3375(h) to section 3375.1 filed 1-4-88 as an emergency; operative 1-4-88 (Register 88, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 5-3-88.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-4-88 order transmitted to OAL 5-3-88; disapproved by OAL (Register 88, No. 24).
5. Renumbering and amendment of section 3375(h) to section 3375.1 filed 6-2-88 as an emergency; operative 6-2-88 (Register 88, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 9-30-88.
6. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 9-26-88 and filed 10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 50).
7. Change without regulatory effect pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations adopting sections 3375.1, 3375.2, 3375.3, 3375.4, amending sections 3375, 3376, 3377, 3377.1 and repealing section 3375.1, filed 10-22-90; operative 11-29-90 (Register 91, No. 4).
8. Editorial correction of printing error inadvertently omitting text in subsection (a) (Register 91, No. 11).
9. Editorial correction of printing errors in subsections (a) and (b)(2) and Note (Register 92, No. 5).
10. Amendment of section and Note filed 8-27-2002 as an emergency; operative 8-27-2002 (Register 2002, No. 35). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3 a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-4-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-27-2002 order transmitted to OAL 1-21-2003 and filed 3-6-2003 (Register 2003, No. 10).
12. Amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(4) and (b)(1)-(2) and Note filed 6-26-2012 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2012 (Register 2012, No. 26). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-10-2012 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-26-2012 order transmitted to OAL 12-5-2012 and filed 1-17-2013 (Register 2013, No. 3).
14. New subsections (a)(4)(A)-(D) filed 9-15-2015 as an emergency; operative 9/15/2015 (Register 2015, No. 38). This regulatory action was deemed an emergency pursuant to section 5058.3 of the Penal Code and remains in effect for 160 days. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-22-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
15. New subsections (a)(4)(A)-(D) refiled 2-18-2016 as an emergency; operative 2-18-2016 (Register 2016, No. 8). This regulatory action was deemed an emergency pursuant to section 5058.3 of the Penal Code and remains in effect for 160 days. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-27-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
16. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-18-2016 order, including further amendment of subsections (a)(4)(A)-(D), transmitted to OAL 7-13-2016 and filed 8-11-2016; amendments effective 8-11-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 33).
17. Amendment of subsection (b)(2) filed 2-9-2017 as an emergency; operative 2-20-2017 (Register 2017, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-31-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
18. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-9-2017 order transmitted to OAL 7-12-2017 and filed 8/23/2017 (Register 2017, No. 34).
19. Amendment of subsection (a)(4)(A)3. filed 10-9-2017 as an emergency; operative 10/9/2017 (Register 2017, No. 41). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-19-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
20. Amendment of subsection (a)(4)(A)3. refiled 3-5-2018 as an emergency; operative 3-19-2018 (Register 2018, No. 10). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-27-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
21. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-5-2018 order transmitted to OAL 8-21-2018 and filed 10/3/2018 (Register 2018, No. 40).