(a) The mailing of legal documents to courts and claims to the Department of General Services, Office of Risk and Insurance Management (DGS ORIM) is the inmate's responsibility. Mail designated by the inmate as legal mail will be delivered to the facility mail room for inspection, pursuant to Sections 3144 and 3145, and mailing in accordance with local facility mail procedures. The mail room shall maintain a current address list of federal, state, county, appellate, and district courts. The mail room will send mail out each working day.

(b) With each transmittal of mail to a court or claim filed with the DGS ORIM requiring the addition of postage, the inmate must submit a signed CDC Form 193, Trust Account Withdrawal Order. The mail room will remove the trust account withdrawal order, enter the amount of postage required, and forward the order to the trust office for processing. Mail addressed to a court or claims addressed to the DGS ORIM will be posted on the inmate's CDC Form 119, Mail Record.

(c) Notarization of legal documents shall be available at all institutions. The inmate shall pay the established notary fee for such service unless the inmate is indigent as defined in Section 3000. When the inmate requests notarization, they shall indicate which document they request to have notarized.

(d) The cost of postage for mailing documents to the courts shall be charged against an inmate's trust account unless the inmate is indigent at the time the documents are submitted for mailing.