Order by court affecting conditions of confinement of prisoner; Director entitled to notice and opportunity to be heard; exception.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a court issuing an order at the request of a prisoner in a state prison that affects the conditions of confinement of the prisoner shall provide the Director with:
(a) Sufficient prior notice of the intention of the court to enter the order; and
(b) An opportunity to be heard on the issue.
2. The court is not required to provide the Director with prior notice pursuant to subsection 1 if the prisoner has commenced an action with the court challenging the conditions of his confinement and has served a copy of the action on the Director and the Attorney General.
3. As used in this section, “conditions of confinement” include, without limitation, the access of a prisoner to the resources of a law library, the privileges of a prisoner to receive visitors and to use a telephone, the type of meals provided to the prisoner, the place of confinement of a prisoner and the provision of medical care to a prisoner in a situation that is not an emergency.
Last modified: February 26, 2006