Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3090 – Incarcerated Person Canteen Establishment and Draw Limits.

(a) Each facility shall establish an incarcerated person canteen pursuant to penal code section 5005 enabling incarcerated person purchases of approved merchandise. Facility staff shall consult with representatives of the incarcerated person population when determining items to be stocked in the canteen for resale to the incarcerated persons.
(b) The maximum monthly canteen draw authorized by the Secretary is $300.00. An incarcerated person's regular canteen purchase shall not exceed the limits specified in section 3044 or the trust account balance, whichever is less.
(c) Incarcerated persons shall be permitted to deduct from their trust accounts for canteen purchases by signing a canteen sales receipt.
(d) An incarcerated person's trust account deductions for canteen purchases shall not be restricted beyond limits established by the Secretary for all incarcerated persons in like work groups, except following an adjudicated guilty finding after formal disciplinary action for any of the following:
1. (1) A violation involving canteen.
2. (2) Intentional or negligent destruction, damage, or misuse of state property or any authorized wireless communication device, as defined in subsection 3282(a)(6).
3. (3) Violations of subsections 3016(a), 3016(b), 3016(d), or 3290(d), or in accordance with subsections 3315(g)(5)(K) and 3315(g)(5)(M).
(e) Trust account statements showing current balances shall be issued to those incarcerated persons submitting written requests, provided 90 days have elapsed since their previous request.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 5005 and 5054, Penal Code.

History

1. Amendment filed 2-24-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 9).

2. Amendment filed 9-30-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 40).

3. Amendment filed 3-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 12).

4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) filed 2-16-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 8).

5. Amendment of section heading, text and Note filed 10-14-93; operative 11-15-93 (Register 93, No. 42).

6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-8-2001; operative 4-7-2001 (Register 2001, No. 10).

7. Amendment of subsections (b) and (c) filed 5-25-2010; operative 6-24-2010 (Register 2010, No. 22).

8. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 7-19-2011; operative 8-18-2011 (Register 2011, No. 29).

9. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-9-2017 as an emergency; operative 2-20-2017 (Register 2017, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-31-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

10. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-9-2017 order transmitted to OAL 7-12-2017 and filed 8-23-2017 (Register 2017, No. 34).

11. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d) filed 5-1-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 18).

12. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 3-7-2024; operative 7-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 10).

13. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-10-2024; operative 7-1-2024 (Register 2024, No. 15).

14. Change without regulatory effect amending subchapter heading, section heading and section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).

15. Amendment of subsection (d) and designation and amendment of subsections (d)(1)-(3) filed 4-3-2026; operative 4-3-2026 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2026, No. 14).