- (a) Material that will become part of an official investigation shall be retained as evidence. Both the sender and the intended recipient shall be notified by investigations bureau staff within 10 working days that the material is being held as evidence, unless making the notification jeopardizes the investigation, in which case a written exception shall be sought from the professional standards director or higher authority. In the event that the exception is not approved, the resident shall be given written notification within 10 days of the date of that decision.
- (b) Material that does not constitute a violation of Cor 314.11 (a) shall be returned to the mailroom staff with instructions to forward it to the addressee. If the material is held less than 10 days, no notice to the resident of the item being withheld shall be required.
- (c) Unauthorized resident to resident mail shall be retained by the investigations bureau and is not subject to the notification requirement.
- (d) Material that the investigations bureau has determined should be rejected shall be returned to mailroom staff with an explanation for rejection together with instructions to notify both the sender, if known, and the intended recipient. Notice to the resident and the sender shall be from the mailroom.
Source. (See Revision Notes #1, #2, and #4 at chapter heading for Cor 300) #13154, eff 1-5-21