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.
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Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions
36-8-10-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
36-8-10-0.3. Legalization of Certain County Fiscal Body Actions Taken Before July 1, 1994
36-8-10-1. Application of Chapter
36-8-10-3. Sheriff's Merit Board
36-8-10-4. County Police Force; Creation; Membership; Budget and Salaries
36-8-10-5. Prison Matron; Appointment; Powers and Duties
36-8-10-6. Emergencies; Appointment of Additional Deputies and Assistants
36-8-10-7. Prisoner Meal Allowances
36-8-10-8. Reinstatement of Sheriff Following Expiration of Term of Office
36-8-10-10. Police Officers; Classification of Ranks, Grades, and Positions; Appointments
36-8-10-10.4. County Police Force; Preference for Employment
36-8-10-11.1. Reinstatement Following Layoffs
36-8-10-11.5. "Care" Defined; Payments for Care
36-8-10-12.1. Maximum Monthly Pension
36-8-10-12.2. Deferred Retirement Option Plan (Drop)
36-8-10-12.5. Purchase of Service Credit Earned in Certain Indiana Public Retirement Funds
36-8-10-12.6. Credit for Service Earned Before Establishment of Department Retirement Plan
36-8-10-13. Pension Trust; Participation by Sheriff
36-8-10-14. Death Benefit Program
36-8-10-15. Disability Benefit Program
36-8-10-16.5. Health Insurance for Surviving Spouse and Children
36-8-10-17. Police Benefit Fund
36-8-10-19. Restrictions on Alienation of Benefits; Fund Expenses; Payment of Insurance Premiums
36-8-10-23. Cost of Living Payments; Ordinances and Collective Bargaining