Rulemaking is necessary to reorganize the rule, to provide greater accountability in order to prevent fraudulent, unauthorized, or other illegal financial transactions involving inmate trust fund accounts, to limit depositors ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

33-203.201Inmate Trust Fund

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Rulemaking is necessary to reorganize the rule, to provide greater accountability in order to prevent fraudulent, unauthorized, or other illegal financial transactions involving inmate trust fund accounts, to limit depositors to an inmate’s trust fund account to those individuals on the inmate’s automated visiting record, to establish criteria for charitable organizations making deposits into an inmate’s trust fund account, to add categories for inmate special withdrawals, and to modify Form DC2-304 to improve its clarity and usability.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Inmate trust fund deposits and withdrawals.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 944.09, 944.151, 944.516, 945.091, 945.215, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 17.61, 20.315(12), 57.085, 717.113, 944.09, 944.151, 944.516, 945.091, 945.215, FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Paul A. Vazquez, Assistant General Counsel, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.