SOP 227.05-att-6: GDC Attorney Visitation Request Form

Division:
Facilities Management
Effective Date:
February 21, 2018
Reference Code:
IIB01-0005
Topic Area:
227 Policy-Facilities Conditions of Confinement
PowerDMS:
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Length:
138 words

Summary

This form is used by attorneys to request in-person visits with incarcerated offenders in Georgia Department of Corrections facilities. Attorneys must submit the form at least 24 hours in advance and indicate the purpose of the visit, which must involve an existing or newly forming attorney-client relationship. The Warden or Superintendent may approve special visits in extraordinary circumstances where legal needs cannot be addressed through mail or phone communication.

Key Topics

  • attorney visits
  • legal visitation
  • attorney-client visits
  • in-person attorney meeting
  • visitation request
  • legal representation
  • offender legal services
  • facility visitation procedures
  • attorney access
  • inmate legal counsel

Full Text

SOP 227.05
Attachment 6

2/21/18

GDC Attorney Visitation Request

Offender’s Name: _______________________________________

GDC # ______________________________

Facility: ______________________________

Attorney’s Name: _______________________________________

Bar Number: ____________________ State of Membership: ____________

Phone: _____________________ Email: ___________________________

Date Requested: _____________________ Time: __________________
(Please note that the GDC’s standard operating procedure requires at least 24 hours-notice.)

Purpose of Visit:

_____ The offender has an attorney-client relationship with me.

_____ The offender is attempting to establish an attorney-client relationship with me.

_____ Other (Please note that the GDC’s standard operating procedure only allows attorney visits
for the reasons noted above. However, the Warden, Superintendent or designee may consider
granting a special visit in extraordinary circumstances in which the offender’s legal need cannot
be addressed by mail or phone):

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

____________________________ __________________
Attorney’s Signature Date

Retention Schedule: Upon completion, this attachment shall be placed in the offender’s institutional file and
maintained according to the official retention schedule for offender institutional files.

Attachments (6)

  1. Offender Visitation Register (285 words)
  2. Application for Visitation Privilege (450 words)
  3. Offender Visitation Room Log (53 words)
  4. GCIC/NCIC Consent Form for Visitors of GDC Facilities (97 words)
  5. Facility/Center Visitation List (198 words)
  6. GDC Attorney Visitation Request Form (138 words)
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