Definitions for Intervention Fee

PURPOSE: This rule identifies definitions used in this chapter. (1) For the purpose of 14 CSR 80-5— (A) The term “intervention fee” refers to the monthly fee authorized by section 217.690.3., RSMo, collected from offenders under probation, parole, or conditional release supervision to be deposited into the inmate fund and used to provide community corrections and intervention services for offenders; (B) The term “sanction” is an approved penalty or action intended to enforce compliance; (C) The term “waiver” means an offender is temporarily relieved of an obligation to pay all or part of the intervention fee, based on the offender’s confinement, program involvement, or income, as authorized by the supervising officer and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)/designee; (D) “Willful nonpayment” means the offender knowingly refuses to make payment and there is evidence that funds have been available to the offender to make the required payments; (E) The term “income” refers to gross earnings, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, public assistance, veteran’s payments, survivor benefits, pension and retirement income, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, income from estates, trusts, educational assistance, alimony, child support, assistance from outside the household, all household income, and other miscellaneous sources. Non-cash benefits, such as food stamps and housing subsidies, are not considered income; (F) The term “family member” means any relative, by blood or marriage, who resides in the same household. Non-relatives, such as housemates, are not included; and (G) The term “Dual Case” means an offender has both a court case and a parole board controlled case. AUTHORITY: sections 217.040 and 217.755, RSMo 2000, and section 217.690, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Emergency rule filed Oct. 6, 2005, effective Nov. 1, 2005, expired April 29, 2006. Original rule filed Oct. 6, 2005, effective April 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Aug. 1, 2008, effective Jan. 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Oct. 19, 2011, effective May 30, 2012. Amended: Filed Nov. 1, 2013, effective April 30, 2014. Amended: Filed Sept. 28, 2015, effective March 30, 2016. *Original authority: 217.040, RSMo 1982, amended 1989, 1993, 1995; 217.690, RSMo 1982, amended 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2005; and 217.755, RSMo 1982.