Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54020.8 Visitor Application Procedure

• All adult visitors shall be required to obtain the institution/facility’s approval before being permitted to visit, except as otherwise authorized in this Article. Visitor applicants shall complete and sign a CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106, Visiting Questionnaire. In order to retain the status of approved visitor, a new CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 shall be submitted whenever there is a change in the visitor’s address, telephone number, or arrest history or periodically upon request. The frequency of any periodic update initiated by the institution/facility shall be no more than once every two years.

• Upon receipt of an updated CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 and absent information that would warrant immediate disapproval, the visitor shall be allowed to visit pending review and approval of the updated information.

• A new CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 shall be submitted prior to visiting any inmate returned to an institution/facility from parole, or admitted into a substance abuse treatment control unit while on parole.

• Any visitor approved at one institution/facility shall be approved to visit the same inmate upon a transfer to another institution/facility provided the visitor’s approval status remains unchanged.

• The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 shall be processed as follows:

  • The inmate is responsible for mailing CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 to any prospective visitor(s).

  • The applicant shall return the completed form with an original signature via a common carrier or personal delivery to the institution, Attn: Inmate Visiting.

  • The CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 shall not be accepted from inmates.

  • Visiting staff will process only those Visiting Questionnaires that have been sent by the inmate to a prospective visitor in accordance with the provisions of CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Subsections 3172(a) and (e). Forms reproduced from any other source, such as from an Internet download, will not be accepted for processing.

  • Some other legitimate verification of inmate mailing of the questionnaire may be proved with an original dated signature provided by the inmate on the form in question. Questionnaires lacking such inmate mailing verification may not be processed absent alternative proof that the requirements of 3172(a) have been met or there is explanation for the absence of a signature.

• Acceptable explanations for the absence of a signature include, but are not limited to:

  • A documented physical and/or mental condition or disability that may exclude the inmate from mailing and/or signing the questionnaire.

  • Verification of inmate mailing has been established by other means, such as a date officially stamped by the institution or by a staff signature.

  • In accordance with CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations Subsection 3172(e) the visitor has been directed to update a questionnaire on file by designated staff in conjunction with a periodic review or a change in name, address, telephone number, or arrest history.

  • When the completed CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 106 is received and processed at the institution/facility, the inmate shall receive a SOMSStrategic Offender Management Notice of Visitor Approval/Disapproval.

  • Inmates shall be responsible for notifying visitor applicants of their approval to visit.

  • Visitors may be required to contact the Department of Justice regarding their criminal or arrest history.