Section 525.50 Attorney Visitation - Juvenile Division (Court Agreement)

Section 525

TITLE 20: CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

SUBCHAPTER e: OPERATIONS

PART 525 RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES

SECTION 525.50 ATTORNEY VISITATION - JUVENILE DIVISION (COURT AGREEMENT)

Section 525.50  Attorney

Visitation − Juvenile Division (Court Agreement)

a)         To assure that persons committed to the Juvenile Division 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 facility.

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

attorneys are requested to notify an employee of the facility 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-offender conference, the offender

shall sign an authorization

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-offender conference, the offender

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

master record file and shall be substantially in the following form:

I,

(name of offender)

, hereby authorize

(name of attorney)

,

Attorney at Law, to represent me as my attorney and advocate.

Date

Signature

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

submitted for the attorney, the designated employee will immediately confer

with the offender 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 offender.

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.