Lexipol Custody Manual Policy 805, Vermin and Pest Control: A Monthly Licensed Inspection in the Jail's Own Policy

Citation

Lexipol, LLC, Custody Manual, Policy 805, Vermin and Pest Control, sections 805.1 through 805.5, as adopted and published by individual agencies. Two agency editions were read on October 1, 2026:

• Jefferson County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office, Custody Manual, © Lexipol, LLC 2018/07/25, published with permission by the Sheriff’s Office (Policy 805 at manual pages 489–490). co.jefferson.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/4792
• Valley County (Idaho) Sheriff’s Office, Custody Manual, © Lexipol, LLC 2026/03/12, published with permission by the Sheriff’s Office. valleycountyid.gov

What It Says (Recorded by Section)

The custody manual is copyrighted by Lexipol, LLC. This page does not reproduce it. In both editions read, Policy 805 provides, in summary:

• 805.1, Purpose and Scope. Inspection, identification, and eradication processes to keep vermin and pests controlled, in line with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the local public health entity.
• 805.2, Policy. Vermin and pests are to be controlled within the facility. The facility head (titled differently by each agency) or a designee develops and carries out the policy with the facility’s physician or medical director and the local public health entity, including medical protocols for treating inmate clothing, personal effects, and living areas, and guidelines for treating an infested inmate.
• 805.3, Pest Control Services. The facility head or a designee procures the services of “a licensed pest control professional to perform inspections of the facility at least monthly,” and to treat areas as required to keep vermin and pests controlled.
• 805.4, Prevention and Control. Infested inmates are treated when an infestation is identified, not as a matter of routine, in a treatment area separate from the rest of the facility. Infested clothing, bedding, and property are removed from the facility or cleaned and treated by methods the policy lists, or as the pest control provider or the physician directs. The supervisor documents the date of treatment, the area treated, the pest treated, and the treatment used.
• 805.5, Labeling and Secure Storage of Compounds. Pest control compounds are conspicuously labeled, stored securely and separately from food and kitchenware, and kept out of inmates’ reach.

What It Means in Plain Language

For an agency that has adopted this manual, Policy 805 is the agency’s own written commitment. Unlike most state jail standards on this reference, it sets both a frequency, at least monthly, and a provider, a licensed pest control professional. A service agreement for quarterly or on-call service does not deliver what the policy commits to.

Where an accreditation standard asks for the agency’s pest control policy as proof, as WASPC standard 20.1 does, this is the policy an assessor sees. Where a grievance or a claim follows, it is also the measure the agency set for itself.

Agencies can edit their manuals. The wording, numbering, and titles in a given agency’s edition may differ from the two read here; check your own.

Who It Applies To

Agencies that have adopted Lexipol’s custody manual, to the extent their edition keeps Policy 805. It is a policy, not a law: its force comes from the agency’s adoption. In Washington, RCW 70.48.071 requires a city or county jail to be operated in accordance with the standards it adopts.

How many agencies use the manual is not verified here.

Documentation Evidence

• The agency’s adopted Policy 805, or its renumbered equivalent
• A service agreement with a licensed pest control professional for inspections at least monthly, and dated service reports at that frequency
• Treatment records for infested inmates: date, area treated, pest treated, treatment used
• Labeled pest control compounds in secured storage, separate from food and kitchenware and out of inmates’ reach

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence on the section numbers and the content summarized, read October 1, 2026 from two agency-published editions about eight years apart (Jefferson County, Washington, © 2018; Valley County, Idaho, © 2026), which carry the same 805.3 language. Tier 1 as the published policy of the agencies cited; this page states only what those editions say. The text is copyrighted and is summarized, with one phrase quoted.