Cal. PEN § 6231
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 6231, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) Wages earned by an offender, less any deductions for taxes, shall be paid directly to the Department of Corrections.
(b) Wage moneys received by the department shall be used to reimburse the offender for costs directly associated with continued employment, including transportation, special tools or clothing, meals away from the center, union dues, and other employee-mandated costs. The remaining wages shall be distributed as follows:
(1) One-third shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the restitution center.
(2) One-third shall be used to pay restitution pursuant to the agreement or court order. After the restitution is paid these moneys shall be paid to the jurisdiction which prosecuted the offender to defray the court costs and attorney fees incurred in the offender’s prosecution. If all restitution, court costs and attorney fees are paid, these moneys shall be paid to the local jurisdiction for crime prevention.
(3) One-third shall be placed in a savings account for the offender, to provide support for the offender’s immediate family, to purchase items necessary for the offender’s employment or to give to the offender to purchase personal accessories. Any moneys in the savings account or not expended pursuant to this paragraph at the time the offender is released from the restitution center shall be paid to the offender.
(b) Wage moneys received by the department shall be used to reimburse the offender for costs directly associated with continued employment, including transportation, special tools or clothing, meals away from the center, union dues, and other employee-mandated costs. The remaining wages shall be distributed as follows:
(1) One-third shall be transferred to the Department of Corrections to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the restitution center.
(2) One-third shall be used to pay restitution pursuant to the agreement or court order. After the restitution is paid these moneys shall be paid to the jurisdiction which prosecuted the offender to defray the court costs and attorney fees incurred in the offender’s prosecution. If all restitution, court costs and attorney fees are paid, these moneys shall be paid to the local jurisdiction for crime prevention.
(3) One-third shall be placed in a savings account for the offender, to provide support for the offender’s immediate family, to purchase items necessary for the offender’s employment or to give to the offender to purchase personal accessories. Any moneys in the savings account or not expended pursuant to this paragraph at the time the offender is released from the restitution center shall be paid to the offender.
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