§ 11-11-2-4 — Seized property; written notice to affected person; disposition

Indiana § 11-11-2-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS AND
• Ch. 2: Searches and Seizures

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(a) When the department seizes property, it
shall give the affected person written notice of the seizure. This notice
must include the date of the seizure, the property seized, the name of
the person who seized the property, the reason for the seizure, and the
fact that the department's action may be challenged through the
grievance procedure.
(b) When the department seizes property of a confined person that
it later determines is neither contraband nor prohibited property, it shall
return the property to that person or make such other reasonable
disposition as directed by that person.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) or section 6 of this chapter,
when the department seizes prohibited property, it shall forward the
property to a person or address designated by the confined person or
make any other reasonable disposition.
(d) Except as provided in section 6 of this chapter, money seized as
prohibited property shall be deposited in the inmate recreation fund of
that institution established under IC 4-24-6-6.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.4. Amended by Acts
1980, P.L.87, SEC.6; P.L.81-2008, SEC.3.