Section 2525.40 Attorney Visitation (Court Agreement)

Section 2525.40  Attorney

Visitation (Court Agreement)

a)         To assure that youth may privately confer in person with

attorneys of their choice or with attorneys retained by their parents or with

attorneys appointed by courts, the following procedures are established:

1)         Attorneys may routinely visit offenders between the hours of

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily, unless other arrangements have been made with

the Chief Administrative Officer of the youth center.

A)        Except in emergencies, at least 24 hours before the visit,

attorneys are requested to notify an employee of the youth center designated by

the Chief Administrative Officer to arrange visitations, the date and time at

which they wish to confer with the offender.

B)        The designated employee will immediately confirm or deny the

arrangements.

2)         The visiting attorneys may establish that they are attorneys

registered with the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the

Supreme Court of Illinois (130 East Randolph, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois

60601) by exhibiting their Commission identification card.

A)        If no card is available, the facility shall call the Commission

(800/826-8625 or 312/565-2600) to determine if the attorneys are registered.

B)        Visiting attorneys not listed with the Commission or those

practicing out of state shall be approved by the Chief Administrative Officer

only after it has been established that they are licensed to practice law.

3)         Any time prior to any attorney-youth conference, the youth shall

sign an authorization.  The authorization shall be filed in the youth's master

record file and shall be substantially in the following form:

I,

(name of youth)

, hereby

authorize

(name

of attorney)

, Attorney

at Law, to

represent me as my attorney

and advocate

been established that they are licensed to practice law.

3)         Any time prior to any attorney-youth conference, the youth shall

sign an authorization.  The authorization shall be filed in the youth's master

record file and shall be substantially in the following form:

I,

(name of youth)

, hereby

authorize

(name

of attorney)

, Attorney

at Law, to

represent me as my attorney

and advocate.

Date

Signature

A)        In the event that the youth's written authorization is not

submitted for the attorney, the designated employee will immediately confer

with the youth for the purpose of obtaining written authorization.

B)        In lieu of the above authorization, any time prior to the

visit, an attorney may present a copy of a court order appointing the attorney

to represent the youth.

b)         The aforementioned shall apply also to law students,

paralegals, or attorneys' agents to the extent that such persons present a

written statement from registered attorneys indicating that the person is

working under the supervision of an attorney.

c)         Before this Section of the Subpart may be modified, the

Department legal staff shall be consulted.  This Section was promulgated

pursuant to the settlement of litigation by order of the court.  It may not be

modified without the approval of the court.