Chapter 1 – General Administration

12070.14 Privacy of Authorized Calls

• Authorized personal phone calls by an employee shall not be monitored or recorded.

• The wiretapping or monitoring of authorized/unauthorized personal calls, confidential or not, by CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees over CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or State telephone systems is prohibited except as authorized by an order of a court having jurisdiction over the institution, facility, or office, and obtained under Penal Code (PCPenal Code) Section 629.50 et seq., or as authorized under PCPenal Code 633. These exceptions apply only to the investigation of cases involving criminal conduct by employees and/or inmates. In all cases where CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigators request court orders under PCPenal Code 629.50 et seq., or through local law enforcement involvement under PCPenal Code 633, the Deputy Director, Law Enforcement and Investigations Unit will first be notified.

• Wiretapping or monitoring of employee telephone calls in cases involving administrative violations is prohibited.