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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 12.02.16.07" title_num="12" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="16" heading="Visitor Rules and Visit Guidelines.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>During a visit, a visitor shall follow visiting room rules and shall maintain control of children who may be participants in the visit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A visit may be disapproved by the institutional shift commander if the visitor:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is under the influence of a drug or alcohol;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Refuses to submit to search procedure;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fails to provide sufficient identification;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provides falsified identification;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Is younger than 18 years old and is not accompanied by an adult;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Violates a facility visiting rule posted in the visiting room; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Possesses contraband.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If a visitor is denied a visit for a reason included in §B of this regulation, and the visitor refuses to leave the facility, the police of the jurisdiction in which the facility is located shall be notified, and the visitor shall be treated as a trespasser in accordance with Criminal Law Article, §6-409, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A visit may be terminated or shortened if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The visitor or inmate fails to prevent children from disturbing another person in the visiting area;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The visitor or the inmate is verbally or physically disruptive and jeopardizes visiting room operations or the security of the institution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The visitor and inmate engage in excessive physical contact;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The inmate violates a rule or regulation of the institution;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>There is insufficient space for a visit in the visiting room;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>An institutional crisis exists;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A visitor violates a facility visiting rule posted in the visiting room; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Another reason exists which is determined by the warden.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Commissioner shall ensure that each warden requires the approval of the shift commander to terminate a visit. The shift commander shall provide the warden with a report stating the specific reasons for terminating a visit.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>