Section 640. General and legal correspondence  


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  • All general correspondence may be opened, examined, and censored by authorized personnel as per the USPS Administrative Support Manual, Section 274.96. If searched, all legal correspondence shall be opened in the presence of the inmate.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR230-30-001 § 4.33, eff. April 1, 1987; amended, Volume 04, Issue 09, eff. April 1, 1988; Volume 07, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1991; Volume 09, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 10, 1995; Volume 18, Issue 20, eff. July 17, 2002; Volume 29, Issue 04, eff. November 22, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§§ 53.1-5, 53.1-68, and 53.1-131 of the Code of Virginia.