Indiana § 36-8-10-22 - County operating jail; inmate money to be held in trust; disbursements from trust; payment upon discharge or release of inmate; payment for inmate destruction or loss of property; records
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§ 36-8-10-22. County operating jail; inmate money to be held in trust; disbursements from trust; payment upon discharge or release of inmate; payment for inmate destruction or loss of property; records
Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to any county that operates a county jail.
(b) The sheriff shall hold in trust separately for each inmate any money received from that inmate or from another person on behalf of that inmate.
(c) If the inmate or the inmate's legal guardian requests a disbursement from the inmate's trust fund, the sheriff may make a disbursement for the personal benefit of the inmate, including but not limited to a disbursement to the county jail commissary.
(d) Upon discharge or release of an inmate from the county jail, the sheriff shall pay to that inmate or the inmate's legal guardian any balance remaining in the inmate's trust fund.
(e) If an inmate is found guilty of intentionally destroying or losing county property after a hearing conducted under IC 11-11-5-5, the sheriff may disburse from the inmate's trust fund or commissary account sums of money as reimbursement to the county for the inmate's intentional destruction or loss of county property, including but not limited to clothing, bedding, and other nondisposable items issued by the county to the inmate. Before disbursing money under this subsection, the sheriff shall adopt rules to administer this procedure.
(f) The sheriff shall maintain a record of each trust fund's receipts and disbursements. The state board of accounts shall prescribe the form for this record.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.48, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.72-1994, SEC.2; P.L.80-2000, SEC.2; P.L.127-2017, SEC.266.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-8-10-22 ("County operating jail; inmate money to be held in trust; disbursements from trust; payment upon discharge or release of inmate; payment for inmate destruction or loss of property; records") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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