1320 - Ordinance - Charges for InmatesORDINANCE NO. 1320 v
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR INMATES WHO ARE
INCARCERATED IN CERTAIN CELLS OF THE
KITSAP COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING FALSE
INFORMATION IN APPLICATIONS FOR JAIL
FEE CREDIT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The daily rate to be paid by inmates in
the Special Detention Facility of the Kitsap County Correctional
Facility shall be established as follows:
ANNUAL INCOME DAILY FEE
$ 15,000 $ 30.00
12,500 25.00
10,000 20.00
7.500 15.00
51000 10.00
2,500 5.00
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Section 2. A credit shall be issued to each inmate
who shows satisfactory proof that he or she:
A. Has a maximum annual income, together with
all persons in the household, below the
poverty line as established by the Office
of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.;
provided, however, that no credit shall be
given to any person whose maximum annual
income, together with all other persons in
the household, exceeds $15,000.00;
B. Does not have more than $5,000.00 of easily
convertible assets and no member of his or
her household has more than $5,000.00 of
easily convertible assets. For purposes of
determining this amount, any real property,
excluding his/her current residence, is an
easily convertible asset.
All persons applying for the credit on their jail fees
shall submit a completed and signed affidavit to the City of
Port Orchard Treasurer's office on a form prepared by the
Treasurer's office. They shall also submit a copy of their
federal income tax return, together with copies of federal income
tax returns of all other persons in the household, for the most
recent tax year.
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Section 3. Inmates qualified by the City Treasurer's
office as eligible recipients of the credit provided herein
shall be granted a twenty (20%) percent credit of their daily
jail fee. In order to remain eligible for the credit provided
herein, the incarcerated person must verify his/her income
upon the commencement of each and every period of incarceration.
Section 4. The willful provision of the City of
Port Orchard of false information in application for a jail
fee credit shall forfeit the citizen's eligibility for future
credits and the citizen shall be required to repay the amount
of the credit received based upon such false information.
Section 5. Any person who willfully provides to the
City of Port Orchard false information in an application for a
jail fee credit is quilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be subject to up to $300.00 and/or ninety days in jail.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the
Mayor of the City of Port Orchard, this 9th day of September,
1985.
ATTEST:
Pbtricia Hower
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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