§ 540.47 Media visits.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter V: BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 540: CONTACT WITH PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY › Subpart D: Visiting Regulations › § 540.47: § 540.47 Media visits.

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Requirements for media visits are governed by the provisions on contact with news media (see subpart E of this part). A media representative who wishes to visit outside his or her official duties, however, must qualify as a regular visitor or, if applicable, a special visitor.

[68 FR 10658, Mar. 6, 2003]

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