Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54020.32.4 Location of Attorney Visits

• Attorney visits shall be conducted in institution/facility visiting rooms.

• Inmates shall be granted contact or non-contact visits, according to their visiting status at the time of the attorney visit.

  • When a compelling need exists, the institution head or designee may grant an inmate on non-contact visiting status a contact attorney visit. Such visits shall occur in private visiting accommodations specified by the institution facility in accordance with this Section.

  • If an attorney or attorney representative does not desire private accommodations, the attorney or attorney representative may visit the inmate on any regularly scheduled visiting day and shall be provided the same accommodations as a regular visit, with the exception that, notwithstanding the limitations of DOMDepartment Operations Manual 54020.15, legal documents may be exchanged in accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Section 3178(o).