Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) All unauthorized money or currency found in a juvenile's possession shall be immediately seized and turned over to Center Control, Office of Investigations together with reports required by this subchapter.
1. Any juvenile found to be in possession of or to have control over such money or currency shall receive a disciplinary report.
2. A determination as to the manner in which the money or currency has been acquired shall be made by the Disciplinary Hearing Officer at the disciplinary hearing from the reports against the juvenile.
3. If the Disciplinary Hearing Officer concludes that the money or currency is unauthorized or has been acquired through improper means, the Disciplinary Hearing Officer shall recommend to the Superintendent that the money or currency shall be forfeited by the juvenile, deposited in the General Treasury Fund and recorded in Commission accounts, as directed by the Executive Director or designee.
4. Subsequent to the Disciplinary Hearing Officer's conclusion, the money or currency shall be turned over to the secure facility Business Manager with a copy of the adjudicated disciplinary report. The Business Manager will be responsible for depositing and recording the funds to the appropriate account.
5. Money or currency forfeited by the juvenile which is not the subject of a disciplinary action as determined by the Disciplinary Hearing Officer or the Superintendent shall be deposited in the juvenile's account.
(b) All cash, checks, money orders or other form of payment or currency brought into a secure facility by a visitor shall be deemed contraband, and will not be accepted by a secure facility for deposit into juvenile accounts.
(c) Money orders and certified checks shall be the only approved form of money received through the mail which can be accepted by the secure facility for deposit in juvenile accounts.
(d) All cash and personal checks shall be deemed contraband and shall not be accepted by the facility for deposit in juvenile accounts.
(e) The following procedures shall be utilized for disposing of the personal checks and cash determined to be contraband:
1. All personal checks and cash shall be refused if brought in by a visitor. Personal checks received through the mail shall be returned to the sender, at the secure facility's expense. Personal checks returned via the mail shall include a note to the sender indicating that Commission policy prohibits acceptance. In addition, Form J171-I Seizure of Contraband Report shall be filled out and a copy sent to the juvenile.
2. All cash received through the mail shall be sent to the facility's Business Office whereupon a check, for each amount of cash received, shall be issued to the sender and mailed to the sender at the facility's expense. Accompanying the check shall be a note to the sender indicating that Commission policy prohibits the acceptance of cash through the mail and explaining that the money is being returned in check form to protect against theft. In addition, Form J171-I Seizure of Contraband Report shall be filled out and a copy sent to the juvenile.
