Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-5-111

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section 44-5-111 - Disposition of contraband

(a) Contraband shall be divided into three (3) categories as follows:

(1) Items which are contraband because mere possession is illegal in the state of Kansas or the United States.

(2) Items, including money, which are made contraband in the prison environment by the laws of the state of Kansas, by the regulations of the secretary of corrections, or by the orders of a principal administrator.

(3) Items which are neither illegal in themselves nor defined as contraband in a prison under all circumstances, but which because of their misuse or excessive accumulation, or because they constitute the subject of a rule violation or illegal act, have become contraband.

(b) Upon admission to the department of corrections, an inmate's property is restricted. Money and any property not permitted in the facility is disposed of according to the regulations of the secretary of corrections.

(c) If, at any time following admission to any correctional facility, the inmate is found in possession of any item which by law or regulations is contraband, including money, such items shall be confiscated and the inmate shall forfeit all rights to such item, and, where applicable, it shall be held as evidence in a prosecution for a crime or an administrative disciplinary process, or both. Following the completion of any prosecution and disciplinary proceedings, the contraband, depending on type, shall be disposed of as follows:

(1) If inherently illegal under laws of the United States or Kansas, it shall be left in the custody of local officials or destroyed, and a record shall be made and retained at the facility for three (3) years.

(2) If illegal only in the prison environment, in lieu of both options in (c) (1) above, it may be donated to any charitable not-for-profit corporation, and a record shall be made and retained at the facility for three (3) years; except that money which shall be placed in the inmate benefit fund.

(d) When it is determined that property held by an inmate should be confiscated because of its misuse, or excessive accumulation, but the property is otherwise not a violation, the following action shall be taken.

(1) If the inmate can show ownership of the property and the property has not been the subject of any rule violation, the property may be sent out of the correctional facility to some person designated by the inmate at the inmate's expense.

(2) If the property constitutes the subject of some violation, it shall be held as evidence in a prosecution or disciplinary hearing and thereafter may be disposed of by donation to any charitable not-for-profit corporation and a record made and retained for three (3) years, or by sending it to some person outside the correctional facility at the inmate's expense and at the principal administrator's discretion.

(3) If the property does not belong to the inmate, the property shall be returned to the rightful owner if such owner can be determined. If the property was stolen, it may be used as evidence in a disciplinary hearing or prosecution before being returned to its rightful owner. If the property was the subject of a loan or other violation of the property registration rules, or if the rightful owner of the property cannot be determined, then the property may be donated to any charitable not-for-profit corporation and a record made and retained for three (3) years.

(e) The inmate shall be given an opportunity to explain any mitigating or extenuating circumstances which would excuse his or her possession of the contraband. The principal administrator shall make the final decision.

(f) If a finding is made that the item is not contraband, it shall be returned to the inmate.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 44-5-111

Authorized by K.S.A. 21-3826, 75-5254, 75-5257, K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 21-4206, 75-5205, 75-5210, 75-5210(f), 75-5252; effective May 1, 1980.