31-230. Prisoner spendable accounts; fees
A. The director shall establish a prisoner spendable account for each prisoner. All monies that are received by a prisoner and that are not required to be deposited in another account shall be deposited in the prisoner's spendable account.
B. The director shall adopt rules for the disbursement of monies from prisoner spendable accounts.
C. If the court has ordered the prisoner to pay restitution pursuant to section 13-603, unless the court ordered more than twenty percent to be withheld from the prisoner's spendable account, the director shall withdraw a minimum of twenty percent or the court-ordered amount to be withheld, or the balance owing on the restitution amount, up to a maximum of fifty percent of the monies available in the prisoner's spendable account each month to pay the court ordered restitution.
D. The director may establish by rule a fee for any deposits made to a prisoner spendable account. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, any monies collected pursuant to this subsection in the department of corrections building renewal fund established by section 41-797.
E. Before a prisoner's discharge, the state department of corrections may withdraw from the prisoner's spendable account any applicable fees prescribed by title 28 or the department of transportation's rules for the issuance of either a driver license or a nonoperating identification license to the prisoner, if eligible.
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1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case:
State v. Stocks, 258 P.3d 208 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
State v. Stocks, 258 P.3d 208 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 38× “” 2 The notice also stated that “[t]he Department will continue to comply with the terms of court ordered restitution when contrary to the statute,” and that “[a]s of Tuesday, August 12, 2008, all deposits into the spendable account of an inmate who has been ordered by a court…”
State v. Greenawalt, 626 P.2d 118 (Ariz. 1981).
· cites it 2× “§ 13-391), with Ricky Tison alone being convicted of taking prohibited articles into prison (A.R.S. § 31-230). The Tisons received sentences of 30 years to life for the assaults, the sentences to be concurrent.”
State v. Paruszewski, 466 P.2d 787 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970).
· cites it 6× “Paruszewski, was informed against for three counts: (1) taking prohibited articles, to wit, brass knuckles, into a prison, A.R.S. § 31-230; (2) taking marijuana into prison; and (3) illegal possession of marijuana, A.”
Ford v. State, 979 P.2d 10 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999).
“If the compensation due a prisoner equals or exceeds the minimum wage, the director shall credit to the prisoner’s spendable account established pursuant to § 31-230 an amount equaling fifty cents per hour for each hour compensation is due plus ten per cent of the compensation…”
State v. Glassel, 248 P.3d 217 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 18× “filed a motion in superior court requesting that the Restitution Order be amended by adding the following language: "Restitution shall be paid monthly in an amount determined by the [DOC] in compliance with A.R.S. § 31-230." Glassel objected to D.L.”
Arner v. Ryan (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 11× “” ¶4 The Legislature contemporaneously amended A.R.S. § 31-230 to add a subsection authorizing the ADC director to assess fees on deposits made to prisoner spendable accounts and to deposit those fees in the Building Renewal Fund.”
State v. Hernandez (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 4× “¶5 The State prevailed and Hernandez was ordered to start restitution payments immediately to the victim “in accordance with A.R.S. § 31-230(C), which authorizes the [DOC] to ‘withdraw a minimum of twenty percent’ and ‘up to a maximum of fifty percent’ of the monies available in…”
state/des v. Torres, 431 P.3d 1207 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “¶10 Torres contrasts § 31-254 with A.R.S. § 31-230(C) (2018), which requires ADC to withdraw a specified percentage of funds in an inmate's "spendable account" to satisfy the inmate's restitution obligation.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-230(A) — 2 cases
State v. Stocks, 258 P.3d 208 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
“” 2 The notice also stated that “[t]he Department will continue to comply with the terms of court ordered restitution when contrary to the statute,” and that “[a]s of Tuesday, August 12, 2008, all deposits into the spendable account of an inmate who has been ordered by a court…”
State v. Glassel, 248 P.3d 217 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
“filed a motion in superior court requesting that the Restitution Order be amended by adding the following language: "Restitution shall be paid monthly in an amount determined by the [DOC] in compliance with A.R.S. § 31-230." Glassel objected to D.L.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-230(C) — 4 cases
State v. Stocks, 258 P.3d 208 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
“” 2 The notice also stated that “[t]he Department will continue to comply with the terms of court ordered restitution when contrary to the statute,” and that “[a]s of Tuesday, August 12, 2008, all deposits into the spendable account of an inmate who has been ordered by a court…”
State v. Glassel, 248 P.3d 217 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
“filed a motion in superior court requesting that the Restitution Order be amended by adding the following language: "Restitution shall be paid monthly in an amount determined by the [DOC] in compliance with A.R.S. § 31-230." Glassel objected to D.L.”
State v. Hernandez (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
“¶5 The State prevailed and Hernandez was ordered to start restitution payments immediately to the victim “in accordance with A.R.S. § 31-230(C), which authorizes the [DOC] to ‘withdraw a minimum of twenty percent’ and ‘up to a maximum of fifty percent’ of the monies available in…”
state/des v. Torres, 431 P.3d 1207 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
“¶10 Torres contrasts § 31-254 with A.R.S. § 31-230(C) (2018), which requires ADC to withdraw a specified percentage of funds in an inmate's "spendable account" to satisfy the inmate's restitution obligation.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-230(D) — 1 case
Arner v. Ryan (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).
“” ¶4 The Legislature contemporaneously amended A.R.S. § 31-230 to add a subsection authorizing the ADC director to assess fees on deposits made to prisoner spendable accounts and to deposit those fees in the Building Renewal Fund.”
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