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
Subchapter 2 - Incarcerated Person Resources
Article 6 - Legal Documents
Section 3161 - Incarcerated Person-Owned Legal Materials

(a) Incarcerated person-owned legal materials, documents, law books, and papers shall be limited to the availability of space authorized by section 3190(b) for personal property in the incarcerated person's quarters or living area, except as specified in this section. Incarcerated persons may possess up to one cubic foot of legal materials or documents related to their active cases, in addition to the six cubic feet of allowable property in their assigned quarters or living area. Legal materials, documents, law books, and papers in excess of this limitation shall be disposed of pursuant to section 3191(c). Incarcerated persons may request the institution or facility store excess legal materials or documents related to their active cases(s) when such materials/documents exceed this one cubic foot additional allowance. Incarcerated Person-owned law books in excess of the additional allowance shall not be stored by the institution or facility. Institutions or facilities shall provide for the storage of excess legal materials, law books, or documents related to the automatic appeal of the conviction resulting in the sentence of death of condemned incarcerated persons.