33-501.401: Admissible Reading Material
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to clarify that staff shall remove any improper packing material from admissible reading material before providing the contents to the receiving inmate.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Admissible Reading Material.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 944.09, 944.11 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 944.11 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kendra Lee Jowers, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
33-501.401 Admissible Reading Material.
(1) through (25) No change.
(26) No packaging other than standard envelopes shall be given to inmates. The following types of packaging shall be removed by staff before providing the contents to the inmate: boxes, padded envelopes, envelopes that include metal parts, multilayer packaging, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or other forms of extra packaging.
Rulemaking Authority 944.09, 944.11 FS. Law Implemented 944.11 FS. History–New 10-8-76, Amended 3-3-81, 9-24-81, Formerly 33-3.12, Amended 6-9-87, 3-11-91, 12-17-91, 3-30-94, 11-2-94, 5-10-98, 10-20-98, Formerly 33-3.012, Amended 3-21-00, 8-10-00, 10-13-02, 7-2-03, 12-30-04, 9-5-05, 8-1-06, 6-16-09,________.