Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20)

Marginal note:Urinalysis

54 Subject to section 56 and subsection 57(1), a staff member may demand that an inmate submit to urinalysis

• (a) where the staff member believes on reasonable grounds that the inmate has committed or is committing the disciplinary offence referred to in paragraph 40(k) and that a urine sample is necessary to provide evidence of the offence, and the staff member obtains the prior authorization of the institutional head;

• (b) as part of a prescribed random selection urinalysis program, conducted without individualized grounds on a periodic basis and in accordance with any Commissioner’s Directives that the regulations may provide for; or

• (c) where urinalysis is a prescribed requirement for participation in

  • (i) a prescribed program or activity involving contact with the community, or

  • (ii) a prescribed substance abuse treatment program.