MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

DEPARTMENT
PROCEDURE MANUAL

D2-11.9 Non-Smoking and Tobacco Free Effective Date: April 1, 2018

Signature on File

Anne L. Precythe, Department Director

I. PURPOSE: To promote the health, safety and welfare of staff members, offenders and visitors, this procedure
establishes guidelines for designated smoke areas as the only allowed locations for the use of tobacco products
on department owned, leased or operated property.

A. AUTHORITY: Sections 191.767 and 217.040 RSMo

B. APPLICABILITY: This procedure applies to all staff members of the department as well as all visitors
and offenders.

C. SCOPE: Nothing in this procedure is intended to give a protected liberty interest to any offender. This
procedure is intended to guide the actions of staff members and visitors.

II. DEFINITIONS:

A. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO): The highest ranking individual at the worksite and in accordance
with the CAO reference document available in the department’s computer system. Exception: Staff
members at the worksite who do not report to the worksite CAO will be accountable to the deputy or
assistant division directors or central office section heads who are in their chain of command.

B. Department Facilities: For purposes of this procedure, an institution complex, including one or more
buildings identified as a unit of the department, or any warehouse, structure, building or office space
whether owned, leased or operated by the department.

C. Smoking Area: An outside area at least 25 feet from an entrance door of a state building that has been
designated by the chief administrative officer to be used by staff members and visitors for the use of
tobacco products.

D. Electronic Cigarette: A battery powered electronic water vapor inhaling device, personal vaporizer, or
electronic nicotine delivery system.

E. Staff Member: Any person who is employed by the department on a classified or unclassified basis
(permanent, temporary, part-time, hourly, per diem) and is paid by the State of Missouri’s payroll system;
contracted to perform services on a recurring basis within a department facility (i.e., medical services,
mental health services, education services, vocational services, substance use treatment services, etc.)
pursuant to a contractual agreement and has been issued a permanent department identification card; a
volunteer in corrections; a student intern; or issued a department identification card or special access in
accordance with the department procedure regarding staff member identification.

F. Tobacco Products: Cigarettes, cigarette papers, clove cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, smoking
tobacco, any smoked or chewed product, or other forms of tobacco products and paraphernalia.
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III. PROCEDURES:

A. GENERAL INFORMATION:

1. The sale, possession and use of all tobacco products or electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is prohibited
in all department facilities except in designated smoke areas as defined above.

2. Visitors may utilize designated smoking areas but are prohibited from bringing tobacco products,
tobacco product accessories, e-cigarettes, or e-cigarette accessories into department facilities.

3. This procedure does not apply to parking lots or private vehicles.

IV. REFERENCES:

A. SP-11 State of Missouri Non-Smoking and Tobacco-Free Policy

V. HISTORY:

A. Original Effective Date: 10/21/87

B. Revised Effective Date: 12/01/90
C. Revised Effective Date: 08/19/91
D. Revised Effective Date: 07/01/96
E. Revised Effective Date: 04/01/98
F. Revised Effective Date: 07/01/03
G. Revised Effective Date: 01/19/04
H. Revised Effective Date: 08/10/14
I. Revised Effective Date: 04/01/18