441.1 37 Balance in inmate account or prisoner canteen account -- Return of balance -- Abandoned moneys. (1) For any moneys in an inmate account or prisoner canteen account of a jail that are not returned to a prisoner at the time he or she is released from the jail, the jailer shall transmit a check for the balance of the moneys by first class mail to the released prisoner at his or her last known address. If the check is returned as undeliverable, then the jailer shall attempt to contact the prisoner at a t elephone number on file, if any, to arrange the return of the moneys. If the moneys are not claimed after the jailer fulfills the requirements of this subsection, the moneys shall be presumed abandoned after one (1) year after the date the check is mailed or, if an attempt to call is made, the date of the phone call. (2) Any abandoned moneys as set out in subsection (1) of this section shall, if in a prisoner account, be transferred into the canteen account if these are two (2) different accounts, or shall remain in the canteen account and be available for the purposes set out in KRS 441.135. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. e are two (2) different accounts, or shall remain in the canteen account and be available for the purposes set out in KRS 441.135. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012.
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