Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 328 - Community Supervision Of Offenders
Subchapter III - Enforcement Options and Related Matters
Section DOC 328.23 - Contraband
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DOC 328.23
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Any employee who reasonably believes that an item in an offender's possession is contraband may seize the item, whether or not the employee believes a violation of the offender's rules or conditions of supervision has occurred. Any items seized must be documented with chain of custody.
(2) The supervisor shall dispose of seized contraband after all proceedings in which it may be required have been completed. Disposition shall be as follows:
(a) All confiscated currency, whose true
owner cannot be determined, shall be placed in the general fund.
(b) Checks and other negotiable instruments
shall be returned to the maker. If it is not possible to determine an address
for the maker of the check, the check shall be destroyed.
(c) U.S. bonds and other securities shall be
held in the department's cashier's office, and upon proof of ownership, the
item shall be returned to the owner.
(d) Property items shall be returned at the
offender's expense to the owner if the owner is known unless the owner
transferred the property in an unauthorized manner. Property items which an
offender is not permitted to possess and which are not illegal may be
transferred to another person at the offender's expense. Property items of
inherent value which were not returned to the owner shall be sold through the
department's purchasing officer and money received shall be placed in the
general fund.
(e) Intoxicating
substances, such as alcohol or controlled substances, shall be disposed of in
accordance with division policy.
(f) Firearms not required for use as evidence
shall be disposed of in accordance with s.
968.20,
Stats.
(g) Any item originally
assigned as property of the state shall be returned to service.
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