Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3143

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 3143 - Processing Incoming Confidential Mail

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 incarcerated person 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) Incarcerated persons 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 incarcerated person's name and departmental identification number, and the senders name and address.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3143

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 2601, Penal Code.

1. Amendment filed 7-17-2008; operative 7-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2008, No. 29).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).