North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1200 - STANDARDS FOR NEW JAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 14J .1208 - VISITATION AREAS

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1208

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) Each jail shall provide an area for visitation.

(b) If provided, noncontact visitation areas shall:

(1) provide seating for the inmate and visitors;

(2) provide a view panel with minimum dimensions of 1' x 1' between the inmate and visitors;

(3) provide a telephone communication system or equivalent audio link between the inmate and visitors;

(4) permit visual and auditory observation by officers; and

(5) prevent the passage of contraband.

(c) If provided, contact visitation areas shall:

(1) provide seating for the inmate and visitors; and

(2) permit visual and auditory observation by officers.

(d) Confidential attorney visitation areas shall:

(1) permit contact between the inmate and attorney;

(2) be separate and distinct from the general visitation area;

(3) provide seating and a writing table for the inmate and attorney;

(4) permit only visual monitoring by the officers;

(5) provide a way for the attorney to contact officers if needed; and

(6) provide a minimum of 30 footcandles of artificial light.

Authority G.S. 153A-221;
Eff. June 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016.

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