California Code of Regulations › Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections › Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs › Subchapter 2 - Inmate Resources › Article 7 - Visiting › Section 3179 - Complaints Relating to Visiting

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Approved
					 inmate visitors, and visiting applicants may file a complaint with the institution
					 head regarding department policies, staff decisions, and institution or facility
					 procedures relating to visiting.
(b)
					 Visitor complaints related to institution or facility procedures or staff decisions
					 shall be addressed to the institution head. A written response shall be provided
					 within 15 working days from receipt of the complaint. If dissatisfied with the
					 institution or facility response or action, the complainant may refer the complaint,
					 with a copy of the institution or facility decision, to the director or
					 designee.
(c) Complaints related to
					 visiting shall be addressed to the director. A written response to complaints
					 addressed to the director shall be provided within 20 working days from the date of
					 receipt.
(d) All subsequent decisions
					 made as the result of complaint and the reasons for the decisions shall be
					 documented with a copy to the complainant. Visiting privileges shall be promptly
					 approved or restored when an investigation concludes that no violation of rules,
					 regulations, or procedures took place.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect renumbering former section
						3182 to section
						3179 filed 6-28-95 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 95, No. 26).
2. Repealer and new section filed
						2-18-2003; operative 3-20-2003 (Register 2003, No. 8).
3. Amendment of
						subsection (a)(1) filed 12-13-2010 as an emergency; operative 1-28-2011 (Register
						2010, No. 51). Pursuant to Penal Code section
						5058.3, a
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-7-2011 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4.
						Certificate of Compliance as to 12-13-2010 order transmitted to OAL 6-15-2011 and
						filed 7-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 30).
5. Amendment of section heading
						and section filed 3-25-2020 as an emergency; operative 6-1-2020 (Register 2020, No.
						13). Pursuant to Penal Code section
						5058.3, a
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-9-2020 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6.
						Emergency filed 3-25-2020 and operative 6-1-2020 extended 60 days pursuant to
						Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to
						OAL by 3-9-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
7. Amendment of section heading and section refiled
						2-25-2021 as an emergency; operative 3-10-2021 (Register 2021, No. 9). Emergency
						expiration extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days
						(Executive Order N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
						10-8-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
8. Amendment of section heading and section refiled
						10-4-2021 as an emergency; operative 10-8-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.1(d)
						(Register 2021, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
						1-6-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.1(h)
						or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-4-2021 order, including
						amendment of subsections (b) and (d), transmitted to OAL 12-7-2021 and filed
						1-5-2022; amendments operative 1-5-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2022, No. 1).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  5058, Penal Code.
						  Reference: Section
						  5054, Penal
						  Code.
The amended version of this section by
						Register
						2024, No. 28, effective 7/1/2024 is not yet
						available.