20-901. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Correctional institution" means any entity under the authority of
any state, county or municipal law enforcement division that has the power to
detain and/or restrain a person under the laws of this state.
(2) "Corrections official" means the official designated as responsi-
ble for oversight of a correctional institution, or his or her designee.
(3) "Extraordinary circumstance" means a substantial flight risk or
some other extraordinary medical or security circumstance that dictates
restraints be used to ensure the safety and security of the prisoner or
detainee, the staff of the correctional institution or medical facility,
other prisoners or detainees, or the public.
(4) "Labor" means the period of time before a birth during which con-
tractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about
effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix.
(5) "Prisoner" means any person incarcerated or detained in any facil-
ity, including persons held under the immigration laws of the United States.
(6) "Restraints" means any physical restraint or mechanical device
used to control the movement of a prisoner or detainee's body and/or limbs.
[20-901, added 2011, ch. 223, sec. 1, p. 610.]