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title: "NIST 800-171 3.10.3 (PE.L2-3.10.3): Visitor Escort"
description: "NIST SP 800-171 3.10.3 Visitor Escort: 1 SPRS point, never on a CMMC POA&M. The text, what assessors check and the evidence."
url: https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/physical-protection/3.10.3
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# NIST 800-171 3.10.3 (PE.L2-3.10.3): Visitor Escort

NIST 800-171 / Physical Protection / 3.10.3

"Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity." ([NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2, requirement 3.10.3](https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171r2))

CMMC Level 2 practice PE.L2-3.10.3.

## What 3.10.3 means in practice

Visitors do not walk around on their own: an authorized person escorts them and watches what they do, from sign-in to departure. People who hold permanent access badges are not visitors.

## SPRS points and the CMMC POA&M

- **CMMC Level 2 practice**: PE.L2-3.10.3
- **SPRS points**: 1 point. When it is not met, the DoD Assessment Methodology subtracts 1 from the score of 110.
- **CMMC POA&M**: Never. 32 CFR 170.21(a)(2)(iii) names 3.10.3 among the 6 requirements a CMMC POA&M may never include, whatever their point value.

Sources: [NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology, version 1.2.1 (June 24, 2020), Annex A](https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/cp/cyber/docs/safeguarding/NIST-SP-800-171-Assessment-Methodology-Version-1.2.1-6.24.2020.pdf); [32 CFR 170.21, Plan of Action and Milestones requirements](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-32/section-170.21).

## What an assessor checks for 3.10.3

NIST SP 800-171A gives 2 determination statements for 3.10.3, each found satisfied or other than satisfied. Determine if:

- 3.10.3[a] visitors are escorted.
- 3.10.3[b] visitor activity is monitored.

[NIST SP 800-171A (June 2018), assessment objectives for 3.10.3](https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171A)

## Evidence that shows 3.10.3 is met

- The visitor policy requiring escorts.
- Visitor logs naming the escort for each visit.
- Visitor badges that look different from employee badges.

## How PolicyCortex gathers the evidence

No PolicyCortex collector reads the evidence for 3.10.3. Your team provides the evidence listed above.

## Related pages

- **Calculator**: [SPRS score calculator: mark 3.10.3 and the other 109 requirements and see the score.](https://policycortex.com/sprs-score-calculator#family-PE)
- **Sample package**: [Sample package: an SSP, a POA&M and an evidence chain the product generated from demonstration data.](https://policycortex.com/sample-package)
- **Family**: [All 6 Physical Protection requirements (3.10).](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/physical-protection)
- **Previous**: [3.10.2: Facility Monitoring](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/physical-protection/3.10.2)
- **Next**: [3.10.4: Physical Access Logs](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171/physical-protection/3.10.4)
- **All requirements**: [All 110 NIST SP 800-171 requirements, by family.](https://policycortex.com/nist-800-171)

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