7-3-404 - Disbursement of wages.

7-3-404. Disbursement of wages.

After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth:

     (1)  Reimbursement to the victims of the offense in the amounts and in the manner set forth in the contract executed between the inmate, victim and the sheriff of such county;

     (2)  Support of dependents, if any, in amounts fixed by the sheriff of such counties or the sheriff's designees;

     (3)  Payment of any outstanding court costs assessed against the inmate;

     (4)  Payment in full or ratably of the inmate's written obligations; and

     (5)  The balance, if any, to the inmate upon discharge from confinement.

[Acts 1978, ch. 698, § 4; T.C.A., § 6-3739.]