California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Article 1 - Behavior
Section 3002 - Notice of Program, Behavioral, and Participation Expectations
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Within 14 days of reception by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or upon return to confinement in a departmental institution or facility, every incarcerated or supervised person shall be issued a copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation and copies of all rule changes that have occurred since the last complete reprinting and reissue of the rules and regulations. Each incarcerated and supervised person shall sign a receipt for the rules. The receipt shall be filed as a permanent record in the incarcerated person's central file. In addition:
Staff instructions shall also be given to newly received incarcerated persons regarding the possibility of receiving a one-third reduction of their sentence or minimum eligible parole date for refraining from acts or activities of misbehavior and by participating in assigned work and program activities.
(b) During regularly scheduled institution and reception center incarcerated person orientation sessions each incarcerated or supervised person shall be advised of the following:
(c) The issuance of rules and regulations and program information, summaries, and the incarcerated person's receipt for same is required in order to comply with Sections 2080 and 2930 of the Penal Code. An incarcerated person's refusal to sign a receipt for the issue of rules and regulations, work and program summaries, or work and program agreements or understandings, shall be noted by staff, and the receipt shall be filed in the incarcerated person's central file. Refusal or failure to acknowledge the receipt of information shall not relieve the incarcerated person from any responsibility to behave and participate as expected nor from the consequence for misbehavior or refusal or failure to participate.
(d) Each institution and reception center shall provide a means of advising incarcerated persons who cannot read English of the expectations contained in this section. The provisions shall include communication of the expectations to those incarcerated persons who also have impaired hearing.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2080, 2930, 2931 and 5054, Penal Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2080, 2930, 2931 and 5054, Penal Code.