Michigan Code § 801.254

Employed Prisoner; Disbursement of Wages; Priority.
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Sec. 4.
The sheriff or friend of the court shall disburse the wages or salary of an employed prisoner for only the following purposes in the order stated:
(a) Board of the prisoner;
(b) Necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental expenses of the prisoner;
(c) Support of the prisoner's dependents, if any;
(d) Payment, either in full or ratably, of the prisoner's obligations, acknowledged by him in writing, or which have been reduced to judgment;
(e) The balance, if any, to the prisoner upon his discharge.
History: 1962, Act 60, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963

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