SB 1671 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 31-230 regarding prisoner spendable accounts and restitution payments.

• Requires the director of corrections to withdraw a minimum of 20 percent from a prisoner's spendable account each month to pay court-ordered restitution, unless the court ordered a higher percentage (up to 50 percent maximum).

• Allows the director to establish fees for deposits made to prisoner spendable accounts, with collected fees deposited into the department of corrections building renewal fund.

• Permits the state department of corrections to withdraw fees from a prisoner's spendable account before discharge for issuance of a driver license or nonoperating identification license under title 28.