Section R. 791.2210 - Search and seizureRule 210.
(1) The department shall conduct periodic and spontaneous searches of housing units and other areas within all institutions and facilities.(2) Searches shall be conducted for the following purposes:(a) To maintain security.(b) To preserve order and discipline.(c) To ensure the safety of the facility.(3) Contraband, stolen property, or other material possessed in violation of department rules shall be seized.(4) Searches of prisoners shall be conducted in accordance with established department policy.(5) The department may conduct a search for contraband of a person who enters a correctional facility as a visitor, volunteer, employee, contractor, or in any other capacity, as set forth in section 4 of Act No.17 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being S800.284 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and in sections 25a and 25b of Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being SS764.25a and 764.25b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(6) A search shall not be conducted for the purpose of harassing or humiliating a prisoner, visitor, or employee.Mich. Admin. Code R. 791.2210