Money Earned While in Custody

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MONEY EARNED
WHILE IN CUSTODY

21. (1) Every inmate while in custody at an institution shall forward or cause to be forwarded to the Superintendent all money earned by the inmate from work performed and the Superintendent shall hold the money in trust for the inmate during the period that the inmate is in custody at the institution. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (1).
(2) The Superintendent shall not disburse or deduct any amount from the money held in trust for an inmate except,
(a)	the fee to be paid to the Ministry, as set by the Minister, unless the Minister waives the fee, as partial reimbursement for the cost of food, lodging and clothing supplied to the inmate by the institution;
(b)	the amount of any deduction or payment required by law; or
(c)	an amount in accordance with a request made by the inmate and approved by the Superintendent. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (2); O. Reg. 260/99, s. 1.
(3) Where an inmate has dependants, the inmate, in consultation with the Superintendent, shall determine an amount to be deducted from the money held in trust for the inmate as support payments to the inmate's dependants. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (3).
(4) The Superintendent shall deposit all money received by him or her under subsection (1) into a trust account at a Province of Ontario Savings Office or an Ontario branch of a bank listed in Schedule I or II to the Bank Act (Canada), or a corporation registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act and authorized by law to accept deposits. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (4).
(5) If the amount held in trust for an inmate exceeds $100 throughout a quarter, the inmate shall be credited with simple interest on the amount at the end of the quarter. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (5).
(6) The interest rate used for the purposes of subsection (5) is the average rate of interest earned on the trust account during the preceding quarter. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (6).
(7) The three month periods ending on the 31st day of March, the 30th day of June, the 30th day of September and the 31st day of December are quarters. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (7).
(8) All interest earned on the trust account that is not credited to inmates under subsection (5) shall be devoted to inmate recreation programs. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (8).
(9) When an inmate is paroled, discharged or transferred to a community resource centre, the Superintendent shall, subject to subsection 11 (3), pay to the inmate all money held in trust for the inmate less any disbursements or deductions authorized under subsection (2). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 778, s. 21 (9).
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