Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The
Department will accept and process authorized money items received by Central
Trust only in the form prescribed by and in accordance with the provisions of
these rules, OAR 291-158-0005 to 291-158-0080.
(a) Authorized money items include:
(A) Cashier's check;
(B) Money order;
(C) Checks or warrants issued by a state,
federal, or tribal government; and
(D) Checks issued by an insurance company
related to the settlement of a legal action or claim.
(E) Exceptions can be made with approval from
the Chief Financial Officer or designee.
(b) Authorized money items must be made
payable to the Department of Corrections, and must legibly include, on the face
of the remittance, the name of the inmate, the SID number of the inmate, the
legal name of the sender, and the current address of the sender.
(c) Only one inmate trust account may be
credited per authorized money item. Exceptions can be made with approval from
the Chief Financial Officer or designee. Authorized money items should be
mailed directly to the Department of Corrections, Central Trust, P.O. Box
14400, Salem, OR 97309-5077. An authorized money item mailed to the Department
must include the sender's legal name and current residence address on the
outside of the envelope that contains the authorized money item.
(d) Central Trust may provide an inmate with
a receipt for authorized money items received and credited to the inmate's
trust account upon request.
(e)
The Department may require that a photo ID be submitted along with any
authorized money item. Photo ID may be photocopied to be used for documentation
purposes.
(2) Electronic
Deposits
(a) The Department may allow the
deposit of funds to an inmate trust account via electronic deposit through an
approved third-party vendor.
(b)
Upon request by an inmate, Central Trust may provide that inmate with a receipt
for authorized money items received and credited to that inmate's trust
account.
(c) The Department may
require that a photo ID be submitted along with any remittance. Photo ID may be
photocopied to be used for documentation purposes.
(3) Authorized money items requiring the
inmate's endorsement will be sent to the appropriate functional unit to obtain
the inmate's endorsement and then be returned to Central Trust.
(4) Central Trust will not forward or deliver
any non-money items (e.g., correspondence, notes, and photographs) sent with or
accompanying an authorized monetary item, except for authorized non-money items
received from a governmental agency. Non-money items with no obvious and
apparent monetary value will be discarded. Non-money items with obvious and
apparent monetary value will be returned to the sender with a Mail Violation
Notice.
Forms referenced are available from the
agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 &
423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
179.040,
423.020,
423.030 &
423.075
