Section 630. Outgoing and incoming mail  


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  • Written policy, procedure, and practice shall ensure that outgoing mail is collected and sent during normal United States Postal Service (USPS) days of operation. Incoming mail to inmates shall be delivered no later than 24 hours after arrival at the facility (contingent upon normal USPS days of operation), or shall be forwarded or returned to sender.

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 29, Issue 04, eff. November 22, 2012.

Statutory Authority

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