22. May 2009
An imprisoned person as well as an arrested person is entitled to short-term visits at least once a month. The visit shall take place on the basis of a written application and it can last up to 3 hours.
There can be up to two visitors at one time, including a child. The imprisoned person and the visitor are searched prior to and after the visit. The visitor must be sober. The visitor must certainly have an identification document with him/her.
Short-term visits are not allowed for imprisoned person placed in confinement.
The applicant for a short-term visit must indicate in the application his/her given name and surname, personal identification code (or date of birth), address, identification document data (number and date of issue), the given name and surname of the person visited, the requested visiting time and relation to the imprisoned person (family member, friend, cohabitant, etc.). Moreover, it must be indicated if a child is taken along and in the case of visiting an arrested person the reason for the visit must be given. The application must be signed and the submission date must be given. The application can be submitted by the imprisoned person as well as the visitor.
The accession of the application shall be decided by the director of the prison or the person authorised by him. The schedule of visits shall be drawn up on the basis of acceded applications and the time of visits shall be notified to the parties. If an application is not acceded, the applicant shall be notified thereof within 3 working days. If the schedule of visits is not full, the permission for a visit can be given to a person requesting it on the spot.
Short-term visits are governed by § 24 and 94 of the Imprisonment Act and by Chapter 8 of Minister of Justice Regulation No 72 of 30 November 2000 “Prison Rules of Internal Procedure.”
