Inmate Trust Fund

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Departmental

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
33-203.201: Inmate Trust Fund

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 32 No. 33, August 18, 2006 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

33-203.201 Inmate Trust Fund.

(1) The following are the policies of the Department with respect to money received for the personal use or benefit of inmates:

(a) through (g) No change.

(h) Pursuant to Section 944.516, F.S., each inmate shall be charged an administrative processing fee of no more than $6.00 per month for banking services. The fee shall be based upon account activity for the month. An inmate whose account has no activity for the month shall not be assessed a fee for that month. Inmates shall be charged one percent of their total weekly canteen purchases and $0.50 for each deposit. Inmates housed at Work Release Centers (WRC’s) will be assessed a $1.00 fee for each weekly cash draw. These fees are waived for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces who have been honorably discharged.

(2) through (12) No change.

Specific Authority 944.09, 944.516 945.091, 945.215 FS. Law Implemented 57.085, 717, 944.09, 944.516 945.091, 945.215 FS. History–New 1-27-86, Amended 7-16-89, 5-1-90, 3-2-92, 6-2-92, 8-25-92, 10-19-92, 4-13-93, 5-28-96, 6-15-98, Formerly 33-3.018, Amended 5-7-00,7-13-03, 10-20-03, 1-23-05, 5-12-05, ________.