Policy Glossary

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Chain of Command

Areas of assigned responsibility within the Department of Corrections related by a hierarchy of employees including first line and subsequent supervisors, up to and including the Appointing Authority.

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Household Member

A person who resides with the employee in which the nature of their relationship, they have a reciprocal and natural and/or moral duty to and do provide support for one another. This does not apply to people sharing the same general house when the living style is primarily that of a dormitory or commune.

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Relative

A parent, child, spouse, state registered domestic partner, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent or person who is closely related to another person by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or other legal obligation.

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