Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 20 - CORRECTIONS
Chapter 20.12 - RESTITUTION
Subchapter 20.12.1 - Collection and Disbursement
Rule 20.12.106 - COLLECTION OF RESTITUTION

(1) For offenders who are incarcerated in a state prison, prison officials may take up to 50% of money that enters an inmate's prison account to satisfy the offender's restitution obligation.

(2) The state prison shall withhold 15% of gross wages paid to an inmate in a federally certified prison industries program to satisfy unpaid restitution in the manner provided by these rules. If the obligation has been fully paid or no restitution was ordered, the department shall forward the amount to the crime victim compensation program in the department of justice.

(3) The state prison shall forward the restitution payment to the department's central office in Helena on a monthly basis.

(4) Offenders under supervision of adult probation and parole or a prerelease center shall submit restitution payments directly to the department in an amount determined by the offender's probation and parole officer or case manager in accordance with 46-18-244(6), MCA.

(5) Offenders who are not incarcerated in a state prison or youth correctional facility, or who are no longer under supervision by the state, shall continue to pay restitution and administrative fees directly to the department.

(6) Offenders shall send restitution payments by cashier's check or money order addressed to the Department of Corrections, Attn: Restitution, P.O. Box 201350, Helena, Montana 59620-1350. The department may accept checks from the prerelease centers on behalf of offenders who reside in the center or from an offender's employer pursuant to a garnishment order.