Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3143

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 3143 - Processing Incoming Confidential Mail

Incoming mail shall 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 mail. An attorney's return address must match the address listed with a State Bar Association. A notice or request for confidentiality is not required on the envelope. Mail that is properly addressed with a return address that indicates it may be confidential shall be processed and treated as confidential mail.

(a) Designated staff shall open the confidential mail 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 shall record the date of delivery, the incarcerated person's name and departmental identification number, and the sender's name and address.

(c) Incoming mail that does not meet the criteria in this section, shall be processed as regular mail.

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).
3. Amendment filed 11-21-2024; operative 11/21/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 47).