# COMAR Title 12 — Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

## Subtitle 02 — Division of Correction

### Chapter 16 — Visits to Inmates

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 12.02.16.01*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Certified religious visitor” means a person who is certified by the applicable religious authority to minister to members of that body, and who has been processed according to relevant institutional directives to visit individually with a specific inmate on a regular, occasional, or one-time-only basis.

  (2) “Commissioner” means Commissioner of the Division of Correction or designee.

  (3) “Contact visit” means a visit which permits limited physical contact between the inmate and the visitor.

  (4) “Contraband” means an item as defined under Correctional Services Article, §8-801, Annotated Code of Maryland.

  (5) “Frisk search” means running the hands across clothing worn to detect any hidden objects.

  (6) “Special visit” means a visit authorized as an exception to normal visiting procedures.

  (7) “Visitor” means a person entering the institution who:

    (a) Is on an inmate's visiting list; or

    (b) Has obtained approval as a special visitor.

  (8) “Warden” means warden or designee.