Kansas Statutes 75-52,135. Personal property of inmates, abandonment; disposition
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-52,135
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, evidences of debt and things in action, and digital assets as defined in the revised uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act, Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) Any personal property owned by an inmate and located at a correctional institution shall be considered abandoned property if the inmate escapes from custody.
(b) Any personal property owned by an inmate and located at a correctional institution shall be considered abandoned property if the property is not claimed by an inmate or an authorized representative of an inmate within 90 days after the inmate’s release from incarceration.
(c) Any personal property owned by an inmate and located at a correctional institution shall be considered abandoned property if the property is not claimed by an authorized representative of an inmate within 90 days after the inmate’s death while incarcerated.
(d) Any personal property which is determined to be abandoned pursuant to this section shall be reported to the administrator of unclaimed property in the state treasurer’s office pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-3950, and amendments thereto. The administrator of unclaimed property in the state treasurer’s office shall then dispose of the property in accordance with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 58-3934 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(e) As used in this section, “correctional institution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection (d) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-5202, and amendments thereto, and “personal property” shall include any property an inmate is authorized by the secretary of corrections to possess while incarcerated, including any funds held by the correctional institution for the inmate.