California § 5058.7 - The department shall approve an attorney

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§ 5058.7. The department shall approve an attorney

(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.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 5058.7 ("The department shall approve an attorney") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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