Or. Admin. Code § 291-127-0420 - Visiting Application
(1)
Adults in custody or prospective visitors must submit a completed visiting
application (CD 50D) to Visiting Services for each prospective visitor
regardless of their age.
(2) All
prospective visitors aged 15 years and older shall be subject to a criminal
record check as part of the visitation approval process.
(3) If the prospective visitor is an
un-emancipated minor child, a notarized letter of custodial consent (Visiting
Services Form 3 or Form 4) signed by the custodial parent or legal guardian
must be submitted to Visiting Services as part of the visitation approval
process.
(4) After review of an
application, Visiting Services will notify the adult in custody in writing
whether the application has been approved or denied.
(a) The adult in custody is responsible for
informing their prospective visitors whether the visiting application has been
approved or denied.
(b) The adult
in custody can decline the visitor being added to their list by submitting a
written request to Visiting Services.
(5) The Department of Corrections may, in its
sole discretion, deny applications to visit if it is determined that permitting
the visitation would jeopardize the safety, security, health or good order of
the facility, or the safety and security of other adults in custody, employees,
visitors, contractors, or the community. Specific reasons for denial include,
but are not limited to, the following:
(a) The
adult in custody or prospective visitor has previously introduced contraband
into a jail or other corrections facility, or there is suspicion that the adult
in custody or prospective visitor will introduce contraband into a Department
of Corrections facility through the visiting process.
(b) The adult in custody or prospective
visitor has previously disrupted the visiting process or violated visiting
rules and procedures within a jail or other corrections facility by words or
acts, or there is suspicion that the adult in custody or prospective visitor
will disrupt the visiting process or violate visiting rules and procedures
within a Department of Corrections facility by words or acts.
(c) There is suspicion that the adult in
custody or prospective visitor is engaged in any form of criminal activity in
the community or within a Department of Corrections facility.
(d) The prospective visitor has refused to
consent to a search based upon reasonable suspicion during a prior visit to any
Department of Corrections facility.
(6) If visiting is denied, the notice shall
include the specific grounds for denial upon which the decision is based and
inform the adult in custody that they may request an administrative review by
submitting a completed administrative review for denial of visiting application
form (CD 1594) as specified in this rule.
(7) All inquiries regarding a visiting
application must be in writing and directed to Visiting Services. Department of
Corrections employees will not respond to telephone inquiries by prospective
visitors regarding department decisions to approve or deny an adult in
custody's visiting application.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
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