Subdivision 1. Sole benefit of inmate. Any money arising under section 243.23 shall be and remain under the control of the commissioner of corrections and shall be for the sole benefit of the inmate, unless by special order of the commissioner of corrections it shall be used as designated in section 243.23, subdivisions 2 and 3, or for rendering assistance to the inmate's family or dependent relatives, under such rules as to time, manner, and amount of disbursements as the commissioner of corrections may prescribe. Unless ordered disbursed as hereinbefore prescribed or for an urgency determined in each case by the chief executive officer of the facility, a portion of such earnings in an amount to be determined by the commissioner shall be set aside and kept by the facility in the public welfare fund of the state for the benefit of the inmate and for the purpose of assisting the inmate when leaving the facility and if released on parole said sum to be disbursed to the inmate in such amounts and at such times as the commissioner of corrections may authorize and on final discharge, if any portion remains undisbursed, it shall be transmitted to the inmate.
Subd. 2. Chief executive officer to increase fund to $100. If the fund standing to the credit of the prisoner on the prisoner's leaving the facility by discharge, supervised release, or on parole be less than $100, the warden or chief executive officer is directed to pay out of the current expense fund of the facility sufficient funds to make the total of said earnings the sum of $100. Offenders who have previously received the $100 upon their initial release from incarceration will not receive the $100 on any second or subsequent release from incarceration for that offense. Offenders who were sentenced as short-term offenders under section 609.105 shall not receive gate money.
Subd. 3. Forfeiture of contraband money or property. Money or property received by or in the possession of an inmate that is determined by the head of the institution after an institutional disciplinary hearing to be contraband within the meaning of rules adopted by the commissioner of corrections may be seized by the institution head or by the head's designee. Property seized under this subdivision may be sold or destroyed if the property is not claimed by its rightful owner within 30 days. Proceeds from a sale or money seized pursuant to this subdivision must be deposited in the inmate social welfare fund for the benefit of the inmates of the facility. The commissioner of corrections shall adopt rules consistent with this section. The state or an official, employee, or agent of the state is not liable for any damages due to the disposal of personal property or use of money in accordance with this section.
(10821) 1909 c 304 s 2; 1943 c 430 s 2; 1955 c 261 s 1; 1959 c 263 s 2,3; 1971 c 878 s 1; 1979 c 102 s 13; 1980 c 417 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 252 s 6,7; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 57; 1994 c 636 art 6 s 12; 2005 c 136 art 13 s 5
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 241 - 244 — Corrections
Chapter 243 — Corrections; Adults
Section 243.05 — Commissioner Of Corrections; Powers, Limitations.
Section 243.055 — Computer Restrictions.
Section 243.15 — Female Prisoners; Pregnant.
Section 243.1605 — Interstate Compact For Adult Offender Supervision.
Section 243.1606 — Advisory Council On Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.
Section 243.1607 — Interstate Adult Offender Supervision Compact Administrator.
Section 243.161 — Residing In Minnesota Without Permission Under Interstate Compact; Penalty.
Section 243.166 — Registration Of Predatory Offenders.
Section 243.167 — Registration Under Predatory Offender Registration Law For Other Offenses.
Section 243.17 — Sheriff, Expenses Conveying Prisoners.
Section 243.20 — Discharge; Clothing; Money.
Section 243.21 — Trespassing Upon Institution Grounds; Detention.
Section 243.211 — Unauthorized Communication With Prisoners.
Section 243.212 — Co-payments For Health Services.
Section 243.23 — Compensation Paid To Inmates.
Section 243.24 — Money, How Used; Forfeiture.
Section 243.241 — Civil Action Money Damages.
Section 243.251 — Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Section 243.255 — Private Insurance Policies; Subrogation.
Section 243.40 — Minnesota Correctional Facility-stillwater.
Section 243.465 — Diversified Labor Accounts.
Section 243.48 — Visitors; State Correctional Facilities.
Section 243.49 — Commitment Papers; Duty Of Court Administrator.
Section 243.50 — Payment Of Court Reporter.
Section 243.51 — United States Prisoners; Prisoners From Other States.
Section 243.515 — Transfer Under Treaty; Extradition Under Treaty.
Section 243.52 — Discipline; Prevention Of Escape; Duty To Report.
Section 243.521 — Administrative And Disciplinary Segregation.
Section 243.53 — Correctional Institutions; Occupancy Limits Of Cells.
Section 243.55 — Contraband Articles; Exceptions; Penalty.
Section 243.552 — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Prohibition.
Section 243.555 — Smoking By Inmates Prohibited.
Section 243.556 — Restrictions On Inmates' Computer Access.
Section 243.557 — Inmate Meals.
Section 243.56 — Communication With Chief Executive Officer And Commissioner.
Section 243.57 — Contagious Disease; Removal Of Inmates.
Section 243.58 — Escaped Inmates; Warrant; Reward.
Section 243.59 — Communication With Inmates.
Section 243.61 — Contract Labor; Tools And Machinery.
Section 243.62 — Selling Of Labor Of Inmates Prohibited.
Section 243.75 — Minnesota Correctional Facility-st. Cloud.
Section 243.87 — Goods Made For National Defense.
Section 243.88 — Private Industry On Grounds Of Correctional Institutions.
Section 243.90 — Minnesota Correctional Facility-shakopee.
Section 243.91 — Transfer Of Female Offenders.
Section 243.93 — Correctional Facility Site Selection Committee.