28 CFR § 97.15 - Employee uniforms and identification.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s97.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 97.15 - Employee uniforms and identification."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "97.15"
section_name: "Employee uniforms and identification."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "97"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES PROVIDING PRISONER OR DETAINEE SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 106-560, 114 Stat. 2784 (42 U.S.C. 13726b)."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 2640-2002, 67 FR 78710, Dec. 26, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "97"
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# 97.15 Employee uniforms and identification.
(a) *Employee uniforms.* Uniforms used by private prisoner transport companies must meet the following requirements:
(1) Uniforms must be readily distinguishable in style and color from official uniforms worn by United States Department of Justice employees who transport violent offenders;
(2) Uniforms must prominently feature a badge or insignia that identifies the employee as a prisoner transportation employee; and
(3) Uniforms must be worn at all times while the employee is engaged in the transportation of violent prisoners.
(b) *Employee identification.* Identification utilized by private prisoner transport companies must meet the following requirements:
(1) The identification credentials must clearly identify the employee as a transportation employee. The credentials must have a photograph of the employee that is at least one inch square, a printed personal description of the employee including the employee's name, the signature of the employee, and date of issuance; and
(2) The employee must display proper identification credentials on his or her uniform and ensure that the identification is visible at all times during the transportation of violent prisoners.