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PUBLIC LAW 89-803-NOV. 10, 1966

[80 STAT.

tions. The court may revoke the work release privilege at any time, either upon its own motion or upon recommendation of the Director, Department of Corrections. Penalty. ^I^^ ^j^y prisoner who willfully fails to return at the time and to the place of confinement designated in his work release plan shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both, such sentence of imprisonment to run consecutively with the remainder of previously imposed sentences. All prosecutions for violation of this subsection shall be in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions upon information filed by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants. Collection of gjjQ^ 7 ^ h e Commissioners are authorized to include in individual '^^^®^work release plans provisions for the collection of the wages, salary, earnings, and other income of each gainfully employed prisoner when paid, or require that the same be surrendered when received, less payroll deductions required or authorized by law, and to deposit the amount so received in a trust fund account in the Treasury of the United States. Such wages, salary, or earnings in the hands of either the employer or the Commissioners during such prisoner's terms shall not be subject to garnishment or attachment. The Commissioners are further authorized in individual work release plans to provide for disbursements from the trust fund account established under this section for any or all of the following purposes: (a) the payment of an amount not to exceed the lesser of 20 per centum of the prisoner's earnings, or $4 per day, as the cost of his room and board; (b) necessary travel expenses to and from work or other business and incidental expenses of the prisoner; (c) support of the prisoner's dependents, if any; (d) support of minor children pursuant to court order; (e) payment of court fines or forfeitures; or (f) payment, either in full or ratably, of the prisoner's debts which have been acknowledged by him in writing or have been reduced to judgment. The balance of such earnings, if any there be after payments therefrom for the foregoing purposes, shall be paid to the prisoner upon the completion of the period during which he is subject to confinement. ^^up^port payc^j,,-, § Paymcuts for support pursuant to section 7 of this Act shall ™ " ^ be made through the clerks of the respective courts. I n cases where there is no outstanding court order of support or judgment against the prisoner, the Director, Department of Public Welfare, or his designated agent, shall, after investigation, report to the Commissioners the amounts deemed necessary for support of the prisoner's dependents. SEC. 9. The Attorney General of the United States may, in order to carry out the purposes of this Act, designate the Commissioners as his authorized representative to perform the functions vested in him by section 11 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 54 Stat. 244. SEC. 10. (a) As used in this Act the term "Commissioners*' means the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia or its designated agents. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to affect the authority vested in the Commissioners by Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 D.C. ^ . Code 1^ of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). The performance of any function vested by app; 3 C.FR 1949 53'^co"mp.*/p.^V2o. this Act iu the Commissioners or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and control of said Commissioners may be performed by the Commissioners or may be delegated by said Commissioners in accordnnce with section 3 of such plan. SEC. 11. Section 9 of the District of Columbia Unemployment Com57 Stat. 114. pensation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-309) is amended (1) by striking out
 * 932, Rs amended (D.C. Code, 1961 edition, sec. 2 4 ^ 2 5).

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