1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Certified religious visitor” means a person who is certified by the applicable religious authority to minister to members of that body, and who has been processed according to relevant institutional directives to visit individually with a specific inmate on a regular, occasional, or one-time-only basis.
   2. (2) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of the Division of Correction or designee.
   3. (3) “Contact visit” means a visit which permits limited physical contact between the inmate and the visitor.
   4. (4) “Contraband” means an item as defined under Correctional Services Article, §8-801, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   5. (5) “Frisk search” means running the hands across clothing worn to detect any hidden objects.
   6. (6) “Special visit” means a visit authorized as an exception to normal visiting procedures.

   7. (7) “Visitor” means a person entering the institution who:

      1. (a) Is on an inmate's visiting list; or
      2. (b) Has obtained approval as a special visitor.
   8. (8) “Warden” means warden or designee.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, §2-109(c), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 155)

Regulations .01—.08 repealed as an emergency provision effective August 26, 2013 (40:19 Md. R. 1542); emergency status extended to June 30, 2014 (41:2 Md. R. 89); emergency status expired June 30, 2014