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Control Number: 405.02.01.001 Version: 6.0 Title: Access to Courts Page Number: 6 of 17 Idaho Department of Correction Access to Courts Request Process Functional Roles and Responsibilities Step Tasks Inmate 1 Request paralegal assistance, services, and resources using the Access to Courts Request Form Place the signed form in the designated lock box If in need of an Access to Courts Request Form, contact the facility paralegal or housing unit staff Paralegal Staff 2 Collect Access to Courts Request Forms each business day. Fulfill the requests by any of the following listed methods: • Sending requested authorized resources or information by institutional mail • Scheduling an appointment to meet the inmate • Providing the list of Qualified Legal Claim Packets available from the legal resource center • Allowing the inmate to review legal resources at the legal resource center or check out legal resources for a designated period If books are checked out, log in the Book Check-out Log in the Access to Courts database. Paralegal Staff 3 If the inmate is unable to read or write English, or suffers from physical or cognitive impairment which renders the inmate incapable of writing or filling out Access to Courts Requests, the paralegal shall provide the necessary assistance to the inmate to complete the authorized court filings. Paralegal Staff 4 If the inmate does not understand English, do any of the following to assist the inmate: • Arrange for an IDOC staff member to interpret • Arrange for another inmate to interpret • Access interpretation from an alternative source, such as utilizing the AT&T Language Translation Service; Language Line Services Inmate 5 Complete the claim for filing with the court