Pen. Code, § 5058.7 · Chapter 2. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Pen. Code, § 5058.7
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The department shall approve an attorney’s request to have a confidential call with the inmate that they represent. The approved confidential call shall be at least 30 minutes once per month, per inmate, per case, unless the inmate or attorney requests less time.
(b) For purposes of this section, “confidential call” means a telephone call between an inmate and their attorney that both the inmate and attorney intend to be private.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. (AB 3043) Effective January 1, 2021.
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