Sec. 7334.2. Outgoing youth correspondence

(a) Each facility shall make available to youth, at facility expense, writing materials and first class postage for at least two one ounce pieces of correspondence each week.

(b) Outgoing youth correspondence shall bear at least the sender's first name, in addition to the first initial of their last name, the name of the institution, and the institutional post office box or street address in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope.

(c) Outgoing youth correspondence shall be sealed by the youth in the presence of staff.

(d) Outgoing youth non-privileged correspondence shall not be opened or read except when the director, or designee, determines there is reasonable suspicion to believe that the contents of such correspondence endanger or threaten the safety, security, or operational stability of the facility, or the safety, security, or the health of another person.

(e) A youth shall be notified in writing when their outgoing non-privileged correspondence is opened pursuant to this section.

(f) The director, or designee, may delay notifying the youth regarding the specific facts and reasons when such notification would endanger or threaten the safety, security or operational stability of the facility, or the safety security, or the health of another person. As soon as the danger no longer exists, the director, or designee, shall immediately notify the youth.

(g) All outgoing youth correspondence shall be collected and forwarded to the United States Postal Service at least once each business day.