41-1610. Hazardous duty designation (L90, ch 344, sec 2.) All personnel employed by the department of corrections who meet the following criteria shall be considered to be engaged in hazardous duty: 1. Those whose duties involve the supervision, guarding or custody of inmates, pursuit and recapture of escapees or supervision of parolees. 2. Those whose duties, which although not custodial in nature, require frequent contact with convicted felons or dangerous youth offenders.
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