904.311 Contingent fund — inmate tort claim fund. 1. The director may permit the superintendent of each institution to retain a stated amount of funds in possession as a contingent fund for the payment of freight, postage, commoditiespurchased on authority of the director on a cash basis, salaries, inmate allowances, and billsgranting discount for cash. If necessary, the director shall make proper requisition upon thedirector of the department of administrative services for a warrant on the treasurer of stateto secure the contingent fund for each institution. 2. There is established in the office of the director an inmate tort claim fund. This fund shall be used to reimburse inmates for the damage or loss of personal property caused by thedepartment. Reimbursement for a single loss may be up to one hundred dollars. Section 8.33notwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not revert but shall remain in the fund. The fundshall be replenished from the general appropriation to the institutions as necessary to meetthe obligations of the fund. 3. Tort claims denied at the institution shall be forwarded to the state appeal board for its consideration as if originally filed with that body. ons as necessary to meetthe obligations of the fund. 3. Tort claims denied at the institution shall be forwarded to the state appeal board for its consideration as if originally filed with that body. This procedure shall be used in lieu of theprocedure in chapter 669 for inmate tort claims of less than one hundred dollars. 83 Acts, ch 96, §38, 159CS83, §217A.5485 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.31188 Acts, ch 1049, §2C93, §904.31194 Acts, ch 1142, §7; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127 Sat Dec 23 12:38:36 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 904.311 (25, 0)
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