(a) A prisoner who possesses money in an amount greater than that permitted by the commissioner is subject to disciplinary sanctions under regulations adopted by the commissioner.
(b) Money in the possession of a prisoner in an amount greater than that permitted by the commissioner is contraband. If, after a hearing under regulations adopted by the commissioner, a prisoner is found to have been in possession of contraband under this section, the contraband shall be forfeited and deposited into the general fund.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 33. Probation, Prisons, Pardons, and Prisoners
Chapter 30. Prison Facilities and Prisoners
Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Sec. 33.30.191. Employment of prison inmates.
Sec. 33.30.201. Compensation of prison inmates; deductions; disbursement; liens.
Sec. 33.30.211. Transmission of documents.
Sec. 33.30.216. Copies of records for child support purposes.
Sec. 33.30.221. Superintendent of correctional facility may administer oaths and acknowledgments.
Sec. 33.30.231. Telephone access and monitoring inside correctional institutions.
Sec. 33.30.241. Effect of judgment of conviction on civil rights.
Sec. 33.30.251. Disposal of abandoned personal property.
Sec. 33.30.261. Excess money as contraband.
Sec. 33.30.271. Forfeiture of property.
Sec. 33.30.281. Crime against sentenced prisoner.