Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Subtitle 03 - OPERATIONS
Chapter 12.03.03 - Incarcerated Individual Mail
Section 12.03.03.07 - Packages

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 12.03.03.07

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. In accordance with COMAR 12.02.17, all packages received by mailroom staff, regardless of external packaging and point of origin, shall be inspected and delivered to a correctional facility's incarcerated individual property room to be inventoried and inspected to ensure that:

(1) The package does not contain contraband;

(2) Ownership of the purchased or received property, good, or retail item is properly established and documented; and

(3) The incoming property does not exceed the established limits of an incarcerated individual's personal property allowance.

B. Upon receipt of a package, mailroom staff or the property officer shall notify an incarcerated individual within 48 hours that an incarcerated individual's package has been delivered to the incarcerated individual property room for inspection and inventory.

C. The incoming property delivered to a correctional facility as a package for an incarcerated individual may not be held for inspection and inventory for more than 7 business days, except when it contains contraband or exceeds the allowable property amount as set forth in COMAR 12.02.17.02.

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