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NRS 432A.540 - Mail for clients; prompt delivery required; permitted restrictions.

NV Rev Stat § 432A.540 (2019) (N/A)
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1. A field administrator:

(a) Shall ensure that mail from a parent, guardian or attorney of a client is delivered to the client as promptly as the circumstances and location of the client allows.

(b) May restrict a client from sending any mail during the first 3 weeks of the client’s participation in the program.

(c) Shall not restrict a client from sending any mail if the client has participated in the program for more than 3 weeks.

(d) May require a client to open mail in the presence of a member of the staff and shall confiscate any contraband contained in the mail.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, the right of a client to send or receive mail must not be restricted, except as requested by a parent or guardian of the client.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 2307)

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