WASPC Jail Accreditation Standard 20.1 (Washington): Pest Control Policy or Procedures

Citation

Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, 2026 Corrections Accreditation Policy and Procedures, Jail Accreditation Standards, Chapter 20 (Sanitation and Maintenance Facilities), Standard 20.1. Read from WASPC’s published PDF on September 25, 2026.

The same requirement appears as Standard 21.3 in WASPC’s July 2016 Jail Accreditation Standards. The proofs quoted below are from WASPC’s Jail Proofs of Compliance (Rev. Jan 2026), read from WASPC’s published PDF on September 29, 2026.

The document describes its purpose, as printed:

“The purpose of this document is to provide those agencies seeking Accreditation and re-Accreditation with an overview and understanding of the Accreditation program offered by WASPC; and, to provide an understanding of the standards under which Accreditation occurs.”

What It Says (Verbatim)

Standard 20.1 (2026):

“The agency has policy or procedures governing pest control.”

WASPC’s required proofs for Standard 20.1 (Jail Proofs of Compliance, Rev. Jan 2026):

“20.1 Pest Control Agency policy. Copy of service provider agreement.”

How WASPC reads “agency policy,” as printed on the same list:

“Agency policy” requires copy of current policy as proof

What It Means in Plain Language

The standard is one line: a written policy or procedure for pest control. The proofs WASPC lists are documents that show a policy exists and a service is in place. They do not ask what the service found or whether a complaint was closed.

That gap is where a jail’s own records matter. An accreditation file can pass on a policy and a service agreement, while a grievance or claim turns on what happened after a specific complaint.

The two proofs also have to agree with each other. If the agency’s policy sets a frequency or a provider, the service agreement should deliver it. Lexipol’s custody manual, which some Washington sheriffs’ offices publish as their policy, sets both in Policy 805.3: a licensed pest control professional inspecting at least monthly. See the Lexipol Policy 805 page.

Who It Applies To

Washington jails seeking WASPC accreditation or re-accreditation, as the document’s purpose statement describes.

Separately, state law requires every city, town, and county that owns or operates an adult jail to adopt operating standards and to run the jail in accordance with them (RCW 70.48.071). That statute does not name pest control. Whether any Washington rule requires a pest control policy of non-accredited jails was not verified for this page.

Documentation Evidence

• The agency’s pest control policy or procedures
• A copy of the current pest control service provider agreement (WASPC’s required proof, with the current policy), consistent with the frequency and provider the policy sets
• Beyond the listed proofs: service reports with dates, locations, findings and actions, and pest grievances tied to work orders and closure

Confidence Notes

HIGH confidence on the quoted text: the standard was read from WASPC’s 2026 PDF on September 25, 2026, and the required proofs from WASPC’s Jail Proofs of Compliance (Rev. Jan 2026) on September 29, 2026. That list replaced the January 2023 suggested proofs this page first quoted. Tier 2 because WASPC is an association accreditation program, not a regulator.