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§ 3124. Content of Law Libraries.

15 CA ADC § 3124Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 15. Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3. Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1. Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 2. Inmate Resources
Article 3. Confidentiality and Privacy
15 CCR § 3124
§ 3124. Content of Law Libraries.
Currentness
(a) Each institution shall maintain at least one law library for the use of inmates by means of the Law Library Electronic Delivery System (LLEDS). Except for items that are no longer published, the law library collection shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following legal materials, latest edition or update, or their equivalents from other publishers:
(1) Deering's California Codes Annotated.
(2) Judicial Council of California Civil and Criminal Jury Instructions.
(3) Michie, California Official Reports.
(4) Matthew Bender, Standard California Codes: Rules of Court.
(5) Matthew Bender, California Criminal Defense Practice.
(6) Matthew Bender, California Criminal Discovery.
(7) Matthew Bender, California Evidence Courtroom Manual.
(8) Matthew Bender, California Forms of Pleading and Practice.
(9) Michie, United States Code Service.
(10) Matthew Bender, Moore's Federal Practice.
(11) All United States Supreme Court Cases.
(12) All Federal Appeals Court Cases.
(13) All Federal District Court Cases.
(14) Anderson, Constitutional Rights of Prisoners.
(15) Michie, Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure.
(16) The Daily Journal (newspaper).
(17) Shepard's United States Citations.
(18) Shepard's Federal Citations.
(19) Shepard's California Citations.
(20) A recognized law dictionary, such as Black's or Ballantine's.
(21) California Code of Regulations.
(22) California Family Law Litigation Guide.
(23) California Family Law Practice and Procedure.
(24) Civil Rights Actions.
(25) Cotchett, California Courtroom Evidence.
(26) California Juvenile Courts Practice and Procedure.
(27) California Superior Court Local Rules.
(b) Each institution shall also make supplemental legal materials available to inmates by means of the Law Library Electronic Delivery System (LLEDS). Except for items that are no longer published, the supplemental legal materials shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following legal materials or their equivalents from other publishers:
(1) California Jurisprudence.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code; Gilmore v. Lynch, 319 F.Supp. 105 (N.D. Cal. 1970); Toussaint v. McCarthy, 801 F.2d 1080 (9th Cir. 1986); Toussaint v. McCarthy, USDC N.D. Cal. No. C 73-1422 SAW, First Special Report of the Monitor, August 19, 1987; Toussaint v. Rowland, USDC N.D. Cal. No. C 73-1422 SAW, Second Special Report of the Monitor, June 30, 1988; Zatko v. Rowland, 835 F.Supp. 1174 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343 (1996); and Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1977).
History
1. New section filed 11-24-2009; operative 12-24-2009 (Register 2009, No. 48).
2. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer and new subsections (a)(1)-(a)(16), new subsections (a)(21)-(a)(27), repealer of subsections (b)(1)-(b)(5) and subsection renumbering filed 6-2-2015 as an emergency; operative 6-2-2015 (Register 2015, No. 23). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-9-2015 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-2-2015 order, including amendment of subsections (a)(2)-(3), (a)(9) and (a)(12)-(13) and amendment of Note, transmitted to OAL 10-28-2015 and filed 12-14-2015; amendments effective 12-14-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 51).
4. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-20-2021; operative 10-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 30). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 15, § 3124, 15 CA ADC § 3124
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