Section 10-703 - Visitors.
§ 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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 59, § 50; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1983, ch. 405, § 2; 1984, ch. 481.]