- A. A warden may suspend a person from visiting an inmate for a designated or indefinite period of time when there is clear and convincing evidence that a visit would jeopardize the safety or security of the institution.
B. The Commissioner shall ensure that each warden bases suspension of visiting privileges on:
- (1) A review of the information provided in the supervisor's report of the incident; and
- (2) Information provided by staff, the inmate, and the visitor.
C. The Commissioner shall ensure that a warden sends a written notice of a decision to suspend visiting privileges for a specified or indefinite period of time to the following:
- (1) Inmate;
- (2) Inmate base file;
- (3) Visitor; and
- (4) Assistant commissioner for field services.
- D. The Commissioner may authorize each warden to omit justification for the suspension or termination of a visit from the written notice when the security of an institution or the safety of an individual would be affected.
E. A notice of suspension or termination of visiting privilege shall include:
- (1) A statement of the reasons for the suspension;
- (2) The length of the suspension or termination; and
- (3) A statement advising the visitor that the visitor may appear before the warden for a hearing regarding the suspension or termination of visiting privileges.
F. The Commissioner shall ensure that a warden:
- (1) Writes a report of a hearing held regarding suspension or termination of a visitor's visiting privileges; and
- (2) Sends a copy of the report to the assistant commissioner for field services.
- G. The Commissioner shall ensure that a warden attaches the letter of notification to the inmate visiting card when a visitor's visiting privilege is suspended.
- H. The visitor may request a warden to reinstate a suspended or terminated visiting privilege upon the inmate's transfer to another maintaining institution.
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Regulations .01—.08 repealed as an emergency provision effective August 26, 2013 (40:19 Md.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