Section 791.6607. Visitation; visiting hours; quotas; religious, legal, and official visits.

(1) The department shall establish reasonable visiting hours and uniform quotas at each institution for visits to prisoners   to  promote order and security in the institutions and to  prevent  interference   with institutional routine or disruption of the prisoner's programming. A visit described in subrule (2) of this  rule  shall   not be  counted   toward  a prisoner's visiting quota.

(2)   Except when the person is related to the prisoner by blood or marriage, a prisoner shall be allowed to visit with any of the following persons, who shall not be required to be on  the   prisoner's   approved visitor list:

(a)   Qualified members of the clergy of the  prisoner's  designated religion or clergy that the prisoner specifically requests to see.

(b)   Volunteers in an outreach program that is sponsored by an external religious organization if the volunteers meet the requirements issued by the director for approved volunteers.

(c)   Attorneys on official business or a legal paraprofessional or law clerk who is acting as an aide to counsel for the prisoner.

(d)     An  official   representative  of  the  legislative,   judicial,   or executive branch of government.

History: 1979 AC; 1993 AACS; 1995 AACS.