Sec.18-81-55. Definitions  


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  • For the purposes of Sections 18-81-55 through 18-81-56, the following definitions shall apply:

    (a) "Property" means any tangible physical object possessed or owned by an inmate, excluding money.

    (b) "Unclaimed Inmate Property" means any inmate property that: (1) is not claimed at discharge or within 30 days after discharge; (2) is not claimed by the inmate's next of kin within 30 days of notification of an inmate's death; (3) belongs to an inmate who has escaped; or (4) is contraband that has not been otherwise disposed of.

    (c) "Contraband" means any property that is not authorized by the Commissioner of Correction.

(Adopted effective May 1, 1998)