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 3165 - Mailing Legal Documents

(a) The mailing of legal documents to courts and claims to the Department of General Services, Office of Risk and Insurance Management (DGS ORIM) is the incarcerated person's responsibility. Mail designated by the incarcerated person as legal mail will be delivered to the facility mail room for inspection, pursuant to Sections 3144 and 3145, and mailing in accordance with local facility mail procedures. The mail room shall maintain a current address list of federal, state, county, appellate, and district courts. The mail room will send mail out each working day.

(b) With each transmittal of mail to a court or claim filed with the DGS ORIM requiring the addition of postage, the incarcerated person must submit a signed CDCR Form 193, Trust Account Withdraw Order (Rev. 07/24). The mail room will remove the trust account withdrawal order, enter the amount of postage required, and forward the order to the trust office for processing. Mail addressed to a court or claims addressed to the DGS ORIM will be posted on the incarcerated person's CDC Form 119, Mail Record.

(c) Notarization of legal documents shall be available at all institutions. The incarcerated person shall pay the established notary fee for such service unless the incarcerated person is indigent as defined in Section 3000. When the incarcerated person requests notarization, they shall indicate which document they request to have notarized.

(d) The cost of postage for mailing documents to the courts shall be charged against an incarcerated person's trust account unless the incarcerated person is indigent at the time the documents are submitted for mailing.