UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
Title 64. State Institutions |
Chapter 13. Department of Corrections - State Prison |
§ 64-13-17. Visitors to correctional facilities -- Correspondence.
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(2) (a) A person may not visit with any offender at any correctional facility, other than under Subsection (1), without the consent of the department. (b) Offenders and all visitors, including those listed in Subsection (1), may be required to submit to a search or inspection of their persons and properties as a condition of visitation. (3) The department shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing guidelines for providing written notice to visitors regarding prohibited items and regarding the fact that under state law all visitors may be required to submit to a search of their persons and properties as a condition of visitation. (4) Offenders housed at any correctional facility may send and receive correspondence, subject to the rules of the department. All correspondence is subject to search, consistent with department rules.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session