Section 11-604 - Earnings.
§ 11-604. Earnings.
(a) Collection.- The Department shall collect an inmate's earnings.
(b) Distribution of earnings.- From an inmate's earnings, the Department shall:
(1) reimburse the county or State for the cost of providing food, lodging, and clothing to the inmate in a local correctional facility;
(2) pay court ordered payments for support of dependents; and
(3) pay court ordered payments for restitution.
(c) Balance of earnings.- The Department shall:
(1) credit to the inmate's account any balance that remains after paying the items in subsection (b)(1) through (3) of this section; and
(2) pay the balance in the inmate's account to the inmate within 15 days after the inmate is released.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 645M; 1999, ch. 54, § 2.]