2012 New York Consolidated Laws
COR - Correction
Article 6 - (112 - 149) MANAGEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
116 - Inmates' funds.

 
    §  116.  Inmates'  funds.  The warden or superintendent of each of the
  institutions within the jurisdiction of the  department  of  corrections
  and  community  supervision  shall deposit at least once in each week to
  his or her credit as such warden, or superintendent,  in  such  bank  or
  banks  as  may be designated by the comptroller, all the moneys received
  by him or her as such warden, or superintendent, as inmates' funds,  and
  send  to  the  comptroller  and  also  to  the  commissioner  monthly, a
  statement showing the amount so received and deposited.  Such  statement
  of  deposits  shall  be  certified  by  the  proper  officer of the bank
  receiving such deposit or deposits. The warden, or superintendent, shall
  also verify by his or her affidavit that the sum so deposited is all the
  money received by him or her as inmates' funds  during  the  month.  Any
  bank  in  which  such deposits shall be made shall, before receiving any
  such deposits, file a bond with the comptroller of the state, subject to
  his or her approval, for such sum as he or  she  shall  deem  necessary.
  Upon  a  certificate  of  approval issued by the director of the budget,
  pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-three of the  state  finance
  law, the amount of interest, if any, heretofore accrued and hereafter to
  accrue  on moneys so deposited, heretofore and hereafter credited to the
  warden, or superintendent, by the bank  from  time  to  time,  shall  be
  available  for  expenditure by the warden, or superintendent, subject to
  the direction of the commissioner, for welfare work among the inmates in
  his custody. The withdrawal of moneys so deposited by  such  warden,  or
  superintendent,  as  inmates' funds, including any interest so credited,
  shall be subject to his or her check. Each  warden,  or  superintendent,
  shall  each month provide the comptroller and also the commissioner with
  a record of all  withdrawals  from  inmates'  funds.  As  used  in  this
  section,  the term "inmates' funds" means the funds in the possession of
  the inmate at the time of his or her  admission  into  the  institution,
  funds  earned  by  him  or  her  as  provided  in  section  one  hundred
  eighty-seven of this chapter and any other funds received by him or  her
  or on his or her behalf and deposited with such warden or superintendent
  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and  regulations  of the commissioner.
  Whenever the total unencumbered value of funds in  an  inmate's  account
  exceeds  ten  thousand  dollars,  the  superintendent shall give written
  notice to the office of victim services.