ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2267: prisoner accounts; use; ADOT credentialing

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Payne, LD 21

BILL STATUS: Public Safety

Overview

Allows the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) to withdraw funds from an inmate's spendable account for specified credentials before discharge.

History

Each inmate has a spendable account which is established by the Director of ADC (Director) that contains all monies received by the inmate that are not required to be deposited into another account (A.R.S. § 31-230).

Each inmate is required to deposit a percentage of wages earned into a dedicated discharge account, up to a maximum balance of $250. Monies in an inmate's dedicated discharge account are distributed to the inmate upon discharge, but an inmate may use monies in the account for items and services that the inmate will require immediately following discharge (A.R.S. § 31-237).

Laws 2018, Chapter 69 allowed ADC to deduct funds from an inmate's dedicated discharge account to cover fees for obtaining a driver license or nonoperating identification license.

Provisions

1. Allows ADC to withdraw money from an inmate's spendable account to cover fees for obtaining a driver license or a nonoperating identification license. (Sec. 2,3)

o Currently, ADC may only withdraw money for this purpose from an inmate's dedicated discharge account (A.R.S. § 31-228).

2. Requires the Director to establish criteria for deducting funds from an inmate's spendable account to repay the cost of fees relating to the issuance of a driver license or nonoperating identification license. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1-4)

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7. Fifty-fourth Legislature                       HB 2267

8. First Regular Session                            Version 1: Public Safety

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