PROBATION VISITOR DRESS CODE

 

header saying County of Los Angeles Probation Department Dress Code

Visitors, guests, and service providers must be appropriately dressed, and shoes must be worn at all times. Clothing considered inappropriate or posing a safety concern will not be allowed inside the facility and includes the following:

  • Clothing exposing the breast/chest, midriff, genital area, back, or buttocks (such as strapless tops, spaghetti strap tops, transparent or see- through outfits, halter tops, low cut tops or clothing exposing mid-section of stomach) and clothing bearing inappropriate messages, insignias, sexual comments/pictures, gang affiliation, including bearing sports teams, and/or Geographic areas (i.e., Los Angeles, Bay Area, New York) and images of violence;
  • Clothing exposing the leg higher than 2 inches above the knee (such as short skirts, short dresses, and shorts);
  • Excessively revealing clothing (sheer tights, yoga pants, etc., need to be covered);
  • Shawls, blanket wraps, blankets, large scarfs, bandanas, meta or recording glasses/sunglasses, non-prescription sunglasses, broaches, stickpins, hanging earrings, nose rings (with the exception of small studs), smart watches;
  • Sandals, flip-flops, open toe shoes, open heel shoes, shoes/boots with metal toes or heels higher than two inches, or any shoes with removable accessories;
  • No hats or caps, except for religious headwear.

Tattoos: Visitors will be required to cover tattoos when content is explicitly violent, pornographic, gang related or contains hate speech. The presence alone of such tattoos shall not be a reason to turn away a visitor. If the visitor is willing to cover the concerning content with clothing, band-aids or gloves, visitation can proceed. Facilities shall have sleeves/cover-ups and band-aids on hand to offer when needed.

 

Rev 04/2026