20115683, 33-601.722 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 20115683

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Chapter:

CLASSIFICATION AND CENTRAL RECORDS

Overview

RULE:

33-601.722

On-site Visitation

PURPOSE:

To clarify the Department’s visitation schedule; when unusual circumstances will be authorized to grant additional visiting hours for regular or special visitors; and circumstances that would require the Secretary to approve or disapprove an institutional or statewide visitation schedule change.  The amendments shall improve the security and safety of the inmate, visitor, and staff; reduce the contraband being introduced into the institutions; provide the opportunity for additional visitation during unusual circumstances; and minimze the disruption of regularly established visitation.

SUBJECT:

Regular Visitation Schedule, Unusual Circumstances where additional visiting hours may be permitted, and requirement of the Secretary to approve or disapprove any institutional or statewide change to visitation schedule.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

944.09, F.S.

LAW:

944.09, 944.151, 944.23, 944.47 F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/27/2018 Vol. 44/40

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

944.09, F.S., 944.09, 944.151, 944.23, 944.47 F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=33-601.722&PDate=2/27/2018&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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