Section Cor 305.19 - Visitation Procedures(a) All visits shall be conducted within the visit room at the facility in which the resident resides. (b) Each facility shall post a visitation schedule, which shall be accessible to the public and residents. (c) Visit schedules shall be subject to change without warning. (d) Visitors shall not visit residents who are hospitalized in the community without authorization of the warden, division director or designee of the facility in which the resident resides. (e) Adult visitors shall establish their identity by presenting a photographic identification document, current or expired, issued by a federal, state, or territorial government agency such as a non-driver ID, driver's license, military identification card, passport issued by any country, or similar document.(f) Each visitor shall personally surrender this identification document to the security officer prior to entry into the facility for visiting and shall personally recover the identification document from the officer upon departure from the facility. (g) Children under 18 shall be required to present a valid photographic identification card, current or expired, or a valid original birth certificate to visit. (h) Individuals on prison grounds shall be subject to search pursuant to Cor 306.01 and Cor 306.03.(i) All visitors shall consent to a search of their persons, possessions, and vehicle, if the vehicle is on departmental property, pursuant to RSA 622:6-a, or remove themselves from departmental property. (j) Bandages, dressings, casts, or other medical devices shall be searched in accordance with Cor 306.03 to the extent possible. Staff conducting the search shall exercise care to be sure that they do not aggravate any injury, contaminate any wound, or damage the coverings. (k) Visitors who do not comply with lawful searches shall not be allowed to attend future visits without approval of the warden, director or designee.(l) Visitors shall not introduce anywhere on or within departmental property, any items identified as contraband pursuant to Cor 306.01. (m) Visitors shall not introduce items not authorized within the secure confines of a facility. Such items shall be secured in their vehicles or in the small lockers provided outside the visiting room prior to visiting. (n) Visitors found to possess contraband, contrary to law, shall be reported to law enforcement authorities for possible prosecution in accordance with RSA 622:24 and RSA 622:25 and shall be barred from entry in accordance with Cor 305.25.N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 305.19
Derived from Volume XLI Number 6, Filed February 11, 2021, Proposed by #13154, Effective 1/5/2021, Expires 1/5/2031.