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§ 3143. Processing Incoming Confidential Mail.

15 CA ADC § 3143Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays 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 (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 2. Inmate Resources
Article 4. Mail
15 CCR § 3143
§ 3143. Processing Incoming Confidential Mail.
Currentness
Incoming letters must show the name, title, return address and the office of persons listed in Section 3141 on the outside of the envelope to be processed as confidential correspondence. An attorney's return address must match the address listed with the State Bar. A notice or request for confidentiality is not required on the envelope. Correspondence that is appropriately addressed with a return address that indicates it may be confidential shall be processed and treated as confidential correspondence whether or not it is stamped as such.
(a) Designated staff shall open the letter in the presence of the addressed inmate at a designated time and place. Staff shall not read any of the enclosed material. Staff shall remove the pages and shake them to ensure the absence of prohibited material.
(b) Inmates shall sign for all confidential mail at the time of delivery. This shall be accomplished by use of a permanent logbook or use of receipts. If receipts are used, the receipts shall be forwarded to the mailroom for filing. The log book at a minimum must record the date of delivery, the inmates name and departmental identification number, and the senders name and address.

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Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 2601, Penal Code.
History
1. Amendment filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 29).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 15, § 3143, 15 CA ADC § 3143
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