---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 97.15"
title: "28"
number: "97.15"
heading: "Employee uniforms and identification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/97.15"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 106-560, 114 Stat. 2784 (42 U.S.C. 13726b).

### Source

Source: Order No. 2640-2002, 67 FR 78710, Dec. 26, 2002, unless otherwise noted.