Chapter 1 – General Administration

14010.20 Staff Assistance to Inmates

• Employees shall assist an incarcerated person or supervised person who is illiterate or who has a disability impacting their ability to read or write in the preparation of any legal document as provided in the CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations 3160. Employees shall not give any form of legal advice. Scribing a document does not constitute providing legal advice and includes reducing an incarcerated or supervised person’s statements into complete sentences. Employees are permitted to help incarcerated persons or supervised persons find qualified assistance for their legal problems, but only through referrals to the California Bar Association, the local county bar associations, or a local attorney referral service. Referrals to specific attorneys are prohibited.