Alabama § 45-10-231.24 - Cherokee County Work Release Fund.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-10-231.24 — Cherokee County Work Release Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-10-231.24. Cherokee County Work Release Fund.
(a) The board may establish the Cherokee County Work Release Fund at a bank selected by the board located in Cherokee County. The employer of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the wages of the inmate directly to the board. All wages received by the board under this subpart shall be deposited by the board into the fund. The fund shall be administered by the board, or by the sheriff as designee of the board, in accordance with the rules established by the board.
(b) The board shall adopt rules concerning the disbursement of any wages of the inmate involved in the program.
(c) The board may apply from the wages of the inmate received by the board up to 40 percent of the wages of the inmate for the payment of costs incident to the confinement of the inmate, as well as for any law enforcement purposes deemed appropriate by the board.
(d) After application of the wages of the inmate as provided by this subpart, the remainder shall be applied by the board to the payment of court-ordered assessments, including child support.
(e) The balance of any wages of the inmate remaining in the fund at the time of the successful completion of the program by the inmate shall be disbursed to the inmate at the time of his or her completion of the program.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-10-231.24 ("Cherokee County Work Release Fund.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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