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 7 - Visiting
Section 3171 - Visiting Procedures

(a) The institution head shall maintain visiting procedures for incarcerated person visiting at each institution/facility. All local visiting procedures must conform to and shall not conflict with the rules and regulations set forth in this article. The degree of informality of incarcerated person visiting will be consistent with the security requirements of each institution/facility.

(b) Incarcerated persons shall be informed of local visiting procedures and shall be given a written summary of all rules, regulations and procedures governing visiting at the institution/facility. Additional copies shall be readily available for incarcerated persons to give or send to their visitors. The written summary shall include the institution/facility visiting schedule. This same summary will be conspicuously displayed in all public entrances to the institution/facility and will be available to any interested person. Institutions/facilities shall have the visiting days and hours, as well as appropriate dress standards, clearly published in the visiting centers and in the visitor processing area.

(c) Incarcerated persons may refuse to see a visitor. Such refusal shall not result in removal of the visitor from the incarcerated person's visitor list. To remove a visitor from their approved visitor list, incarcerated persons shall submit a written request to the visiting staff. After six months, the incarcerated person may make a written request to have the visitor placed back on their approved visitor list. At this time, the visitor shall reapply for approval to visit by submitting a visiting questionnaire.