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 3172.1 - Approval/Disapproval of Prospective Visitors

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 authority to approve or disapprove prospective visitors may be delegated by the
					 institution head. This authority shall not be delegated below the level of a
					 correctional sergeant or parole agent II.
(b) Reasons for disapproving a prospective visitor
					 include but are not limited to the following:
(1)
					 The prospective visitor has outstanding arrests/warrants including a Department of
					 Motor Vehicles Failure to Appear notice with no disposition from the
					 court.
(2) The prospective visitor has
					 one felony conviction within the last three years or two felony convictions within
					 the last six years or three or more felony convictions during the last ten
					 years.
(3) The prospective visitor has
					 any one conviction of the following types of offenses:
(A) Distributing a controlled substance into or
					 out of a state prison, correctional institution/facility or jail.
(B) Transporting contraband (weapons, alcohol,
					 escape and drug paraphernalia, cell phones or other wireless communication devices
					 or the components thereof etc.) in or out of a state prison, correctional
					 institution/facility or jail.
(C) Aiding
					 or attempting to aid in an escape or attempted escape from a state prison,
					 correctional institution/facility or jail.
(D) The prospective visitor is a co-offender of
					 the incarcerated inmate.
(4)
					 The prospective visitor is a former prison inmate who has not received the prior
					 written approval of the institution head or designee. After one year from the date
					 of a former inmate's discharge from an institution/facility, or after discharge from
					 parole or outpatient status, the institution head will only deny visiting by a
					 former prison inmate for reasons that would apply to any other person as set forth
					 in this article.
(5) The prospective
					 visitor is a supervised parolee, probationer, or on civil addict outpatient status
					 and has not received written permission of his or her case supervisor and/or the
					 prior approval of the institution head.
(6) The identity of the prospective visitor or any
					 information on the visiting questionnaire, is omitted or falsified.
(A) If the prospective visitor has omitted
					 information, the request to visit shall be reconsidered when the information is
					 provided.
(B) If the applicant has
					 falsified information no other request to visit shall be considered until six months
					 after the date of disapproval.
(C) When
					 positive identity cannot be established or clearing the criminal history of the
					 prospective visitor is not possible due to inadequate or conflicting information,
					 the visiting request will be reconsidered when positive identity is
					 established.