Florida Administrative Code › 33 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › 33 - Departmental › Chapter 33-601 - CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS › Section 33-601.727 - Visitor Conduct

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Visitors must
				conduct themselves in accordance with the following requirements while on
				department property.
(a) There shall be no
				loitering.
(b) Visitors are
				prohibited from using cameras on department property.
(c) Visitors shall not possess, introduce,
				attempt to introduce, conspire or otherwise agree to introduce contraband or
				illegal items into or onto the grounds of any department institution or
				facility nor shall they solicit, command, encourage, hire or request another
				person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute such offense or an
				attempt to commit such offense. Violations shall result in the suspension of
				visitation privileges by the warden or designee. Contraband items not of an
				illegal nature shall be seized by staff when found and shall be returned only
				on the approval of the duty warden.
(d) Under no circumstances shall any
				department employee offer or be allowed to keep any item for the
				visitor.
(e) Visitors shall not
				play vehicle radios loudly while on department property.
(f) Visitors shall not yell or exhibit loud,
				boisterous, threatening language or disorderly behavior while on department
				property.
(g) Visitors shall keep
				accompanying children orderly during their visit so as not to disturb other
				inmates and visitors. If the visitor is unable to control his or her children,
				the visit shall be terminated and the visitor and children shall be escorted
				out of the institution or facility.
(h) Visitors shall not visit with any inmate
				except the inmate the visitor was admitted to visit or with any other
				visitor.
(i) A visitor shall not
				under any circumstances leave an unattended child or animal in any vehicle or
				elsewhere on department property while visiting.
(j) Visitors shall not give to or receive
				from the inmate any item of any description nor take any article whatsoever
				from the visiting area or grounds of the institution unless authorization is
				first obtained from the warden or duty warden. The only exceptions are food and
				beverage items purchased by visitors from vending machines or canteens (where
				applicable) and photographs purchased through the inmate photo project. The
				visitor may pass the food or beverage only to the inmate he or she is visiting.
				However, all food and beverages shall be purchased and consumed in the visiting
				area. The visitor shall not give cash, currency, or any other form of payment
				directly to an inmate.
(k) Visitors
				may exchange a brief embrace and kiss with the inmate to be visited once at the
				beginning and end of visit.
1. A visitor and
				inmate may hold hands if visiting park staff can observe the holding of hands.
				However, the holding of hands in the lap of either the visitor or the inmate is
				prohibited.
2. Small children of
				the inmate or of the visitor may be held by the inmate.
3. No other forms of affection or physical
				contact between visitors and inmates are authorized.
(l) Visitors who are nursing may breastfeed
				their babies during their visit. In the interests of safety and security,
				nursing mothers must cover their breasts with a non-quilted baby blanket while
				nursing. At no time shall the nipple of the mother's breast be uncovered and
				exposed in the visiting park. A mother may choose to leave the visiting park to
				breastfeed her baby and she shall be permitted to reenter the visiting park
				subject to a search of her person and belongings. Nursing mothers shall not be
				directed to the institution's restroom to breastfeed.