§ 10-703. Visitors

   (a) In general. -- Each individual in a facility shall be entitled to converse privately with and receive visits:

   (1) At all reasonable hours, from a lawyer that the individual chooses;

   (2) At all reasonable hours, from a clergyman that the individual chooses; and

   (3) During reasonable visiting hours that the facility sets, from any other visitor if the individual wishes to see the visitor.

(b) Refusal to see visitors. -- If an individual refuses to see a visitor, the refusal shall be made a permanent part of the individual's record.

(c) Restrictions. --

   (1) If, for medically justified reasons, visits or private conversations are restricted, the restriction and the reasons for the restriction shall be:

      (i) Signed by a physician;

      (ii) Dated as to when the restriction expires;

      (iii) Made a permanent part of the individual's record; and

      (iv) Reviewed every 30 days if the restriction remains in effect.

   (2) Visits of an individual's lawyer or clergyman may not be restricted during reasonable hours.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 59, § 50; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1983, ch. 405, § 2; 1984, ch. 481.