Section 10-703 - Visitors. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-703. Visitors.
 

(a)  In general.- Each individual in a facility shall be entitled to converse privately with and receive visits: 

(1) At all reasonable hours, from a lawyer that the individual chooses; 

(2) At all reasonable hours, from a clergyman that the individual chooses; and 

(3) During reasonable visiting hours that the facility sets, from any other visitor if the individual wishes to see the visitor. 

(b)  Refusal to see visitors.- If an individual refuses to see a visitor, the refusal shall be made a permanent part of the individual's record. 

(c)  Restrictions.-  

(1) If, for medically justified reasons, visits or private conversations are restricted, the restriction and the reasons for the restriction shall be: 

(i) Signed by a physician; 

(ii) Dated as to when the restriction expires; 

(iii) Made a permanent part of the individual's record; and 

(iv) Reviewed every 30 days if the restriction remains in effect. 

(2) Visits of an individual's lawyer or clergyman may not be restricted during reasonable hours. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 59, § 50; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1983, ch. 405, § 2; 1984, ch. 481.]