Report Title:
Committed Persons' Accounts
Description:
Amends section 353-20, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to permit the Director of Public Safety to direct the department to have one or more accounts for committed persons. Also states that the accounts are non-interest bearing and that no interest can be paid to committed persons on the individual accounts.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO COMMITTED PERSONS' ACCOUNTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 353-20, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§353-20
Custody of moneys; accounts for committed persons, etc. All sums collected
under this chapter and any other authorized sources shall be deposited by the
department into [an individual trust account to the credit of the committed
person.] one or more accounts with one or more financial institutions
opened by the department for the specific purpose of maintaining committed
persons' funds. The department shall maintain [individual ledger
accounts for each committed person and shall issue to each committed person a
quarterly statement showing credits and debits.] accounts for each
committed person to allow committed persons use of their own funds for approved
expenses and purchases during incarceration. The director may designate a
percentage of all funds earned by the committed person while in custody is to
be deposited and held in a non-spendable account for the purpose of providing
funds for that same committed person upon release from custody. The structure
of these accounts shall be designed so that all funds deposited by or for a
committed person shall be credited to the accounts. Accounts maintained by the
department for committed persons shall not bear interest. No interest of any
kind shall be paid to a committed person on any account maintained by the
department for the committed person. The department shall provide quarterly
accounting statements to all committed persons held in custody for over one
quarter of the year. The department shall conduct annual audits on all
committed persons' accounts."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall apply to all committed person's accounts established before and after the effective date of this measure.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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BY REQUEST |