Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 29, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 17, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 15, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2533Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 14, 2018 An act to add Section 5007.7 to the Penal Code, relating to inmates.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2533, Mark Stone. Inmates: indigence.Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a canteen at any prison or institution under the departments jurisdiction for the sale of toilet articles and other sundries, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to deposit any funds of inmates in his or her possession in trust in the Treasury, as specified.This bill would require that an inmate in a state prison who has maintained an inmate trust account with $25 or less for 30 consecutive days be deemed indigent. The bill would require that an inmate who is indigent receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5007.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.
Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 29, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 17, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 15, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2533Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 14, 2018 An act to add Section 5007.7 to the Penal Code, relating to inmates.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2533, Mark Stone. Inmates: indigence.Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a canteen at any prison or institution under the departments jurisdiction for the sale of toilet articles and other sundries, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to deposit any funds of inmates in his or her possession in trust in the Treasury, as specified.This bill would require that an inmate in a state prison who has maintained an inmate trust account with $25 or less for 30 consecutive days be deemed indigent. The bill would require that an inmate who is indigent receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled September 04, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 29, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018 Amended IN Senate August 17, 2018 Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2018 Amended IN Assembly March 15, 2018
Enrolled September 04, 2018
Passed IN Senate August 29, 2018
Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2018
Amended IN Senate August 17, 2018
Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2018
Amended IN Assembly March 15, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2533
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 14, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark Stone
February 14, 2018
An act to add Section 5007.7 to the Penal Code, relating to inmates.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2533, Mark Stone. Inmates: indigence.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a canteen at any prison or institution under the departments jurisdiction for the sale of toilet articles and other sundries, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to deposit any funds of inmates in his or her possession in trust in the Treasury, as specified.This bill would require that an inmate in a state prison who has maintained an inmate trust account with $25 or less for 30 consecutive days be deemed indigent. The bill would require that an inmate who is indigent receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, as specified.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to maintain a canteen at any prison or institution under the departments jurisdiction for the sale of toilet articles and other sundries, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to deposit any funds of inmates in his or her possession in trust in the Treasury, as specified.
This bill would require that an inmate in a state prison who has maintained an inmate trust account with $25 or less for 30 consecutive days be deemed indigent. The bill would require that an inmate who is indigent receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, as specified.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5007.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5007.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.
SECTION 1. Section 5007.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.
5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.
5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.
5007.7. An inmate who has maintained an inmate trust account with twenty-five dollars ($25) or less for 30 consecutive days shall be deemed indigent. An indigent inmate shall receive basic supplies necessary for maintaining personal hygiene. An indigent inmate shall be provided with sufficient resources to communicate with and access the courts, including, but not limited to, stamps, writing materials, envelopes, paper, and the services of a notary for the purpose of notarizing a signature on a document, as required.