Florida § 944.72 - Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 944.72 — Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 944.72. Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
(1) There is hereby created in the Department of Corrections the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. The purpose of the trust fund shall be the benefit and welfare of inmates incarcerated in contractor-operated correctional facilities under contract with the department pursuant to this chapter or chapter 957. Moneys shall be deposited in the trust fund and expenditures made from the trust fund as provided in s. 945.215. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.
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Section 944.72 ("Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. 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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