No adult felony violent or sex offender shall be placed by the department in a minimum security facility located in any county without first having been placed in at least one more restrictive setting for not less than six months. Said sixmonth time period shall include any time spent by the inmate in any diagnostic unit operated by the department. The six-month requirement may be waived only with the approval of the executive director.
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 935, § 10, effective August 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 45, effective May 24.