Arkansas § 12-29-502 - Definitions.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 12-29-502 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-29-502. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter: “Board” means the Board of Corrections; “Cost of care” means the cost to the Department of Correction or the Department of Community Correction for providing room, board, clothing, medical, and other normal living expenses of inmates in the Department of Correction or the Department of Community Correction, as determined from time to time by the board; “Director” means the Director of the Department of Correction or the Director of the Department of Community Correction; and “Estate” means any tangible or intangible properties, real or personal, belonging to or due an inmate confined to an institution of the Department of Correction or the Department of Community Correction, including income or payments to the inmate from Social Security, previously earned salary or wages, bonuses, annuities, pensions, or retirement benefits, or any source whatsoever.
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Section 12-29-502 ("Definitions.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. 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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