6804276, 33-210.102 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 6804276

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Chapter:

FIELD SUPPORT SERVICES

Overview

RULE:

33-210.102

Legal Documents and Legal Mail

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to clarify what may be included in legal mailings and how such mailings shall be addressed.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule requires the return address of outgoing legal mail to include the inmate’s identifying information and the return address of incoming legal mail to identify the sender; requires legal mail to be marked as such; clarifies the acceptable methods of packaging legal mail and provides procedures for the return of undeliverable or unauthorized mail; provides methods for translating the letterhead of legal mail written in a foreign language; clarifies that indigent inmates will be provided envelopes for sending legal mail and will receive postage for mailing complaints of inadequate assistance of counsel to the Florida Bar; and incorporates by reference Form DC2-528, Legal Mail – Unable to Deliver.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

20.315, 944.09, 944.11 FS.

LAW:

944.09, 944.11 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/20/2009 Vol. 35/07

COMMENTS:

From 2/20/2009 To 3/13/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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