Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 291 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Division 158 - TRUST ACCOUNTS (INMATE) › Section 291-158-0055 - Authorized Expenditures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An
			 inmate may request and authorize Central Trust or their designee to withdraw
			 funds from the inmate's trust account for authorized expenditures. Transactions
			 will be recorded on the inmate's monthly trust account statement by referencing
			 the transaction description and transaction date.
(2) An inmate may initiate an authorized
			 expenditure by submitting a completed Withdrawal Request form (CD28) to Central
			 Trust or their designee. If an inmate has a protected money reserve account and
			 wants the expenditure to be paid with funds from the protected moneys reserve
			 account, the inmate must designate the use of protected money reserve funds on
			 the CD28. The inmate must sign the Withdrawal Request form in the presence of a
			 designated staff member as approved by the functional unit manager before
			 sending the form to the functional unit manager or designee for approval.
(3) The Department, in its sole
			 discretion, may require that an inmate first accumulate sufficient funds in the
			 inmate's trust account to cover the entire cost of a requested purchase or
			 payment before authorizing the transaction.
(4) Purchases: An inmate may use their
			 general spending trust account funds to purchase authorized personal
			 necessities, commissary items, photocopies, postage, and other such items as
			 authorized for inmate purchase by the Department. A request to purchase
			 materials from the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Parole Board)
			 must be sent directly to the Parole Board prior to submitting a completed
			 withdrawal request, to determine whether the materials are available and may be
			 disclosed. An inmate may use funds held in their protected moneys reserve
			 account to purchase authorized necessities, photocopies, postage, and other
			 such items as authorized for inmate purchase by the Department except for
			 commissary. To purchase commissary items, protected moneys reserve account
			 funds may be transferred using a Transfer Form (CD1832) to the General Spending
			 Trust Account and maintain their protected status. Funds transferred in this
			 manner are non-eligible deposits and are not subject to collection of DOC or
			 non-DOC debt, except when the Department is required to pursuant to court
			 order.
(5) Payments/Disbursements:
			 Unless otherwise provided by law, inmates may make the following types of
			 payments or disbursements:
(a) Support
			 Payments, Court Orders, and Judgments: Payments for child, spousal, or family
			 support (whether court ordered or self-elected), and to satisfy court orders
			 and judgments (e.g., restitution orders, garnishment orders, judgments for
			 filing fees and courts costs).
(b)
			 Self-Elected Programs, Services and Assistance: Payments for self-elected
			 programs, services, assistance and Private Sector Prison Industries Program, as
			 authorized by the Department (e.g., education programs, inmate hair salon
			 services, etc.).
(c) Disbursement
			 of Excess Funds: Inmates who have no DOC debts may request Central Trust to
			 disburse a portion of their general spending trust account funds in excess of
			 their personal needs, and that of their dependents, to a third party (other
			 than a Department of Corrections inmate or family member of another Department
			 of Corrections inmate) for legitimate and verifiable purposes. The Withdrawal
			 Request form (CD28) must be directed in writing to and approved by the facility
			 functional unit manager or designee. At any time and regardless of debt status,
			 an inmate may request that Central Trust disburse funds from their protected
			 moneys reserve account through the use of a withdrawal of funds form (CD28).
(d) The Department may require
			 additional information prior to approving any payment or disbursement.