§ 3-804. Work-release program -- Disposition of earnings

   (a) Surrender to Division. -- An inmate who is employed in the community under a work-release plan shall surrender to the Division the inmate's total earnings less any payroll deductions required by law.

(b) Deductions. --

   (1) The Division shall deduct from the inmate's earnings in the following order of priority:

      (i) an amount the Division determines to be the cost to the State of providing food, lodging, and clothing for the inmate;

      (ii) fees assessed under § 2-118 of this article;

      (iii) the actual and necessary food, travel, and other expenses of the inmate when released from actual confinement under the work-release program;

      (iv) subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, any amount that the inmate is legally obligated to pay to support the inmate's dependents; and

      (v) the amount that a court orders to be paid as restitution.

   (2) Any balance that remains after the deductions are made under subsection (a) of this section shall be:

      (i) credited to the inmate's account; and

      (ii) paid to the inmate on release.

   (3) Any amount deducted under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection shall be paid to an inmate's dependents through the local social services administration in the county in which the dependents reside.

(c) Final earnings. -- If any part of the inmate's final earnings under a work-release plan are required to satisfy the obligatory deductions set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the balance of those earnings shall be forwarded to the inmate within 15 days after the inmate's release from the Division's jurisdiction.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 700A(d); 1999, ch. 54, § 2.