§ 144.404 Department of Corrections authority to receive, hold and dispose of property

This rule gives the Department of Corrections legal power to take, hold, and get rid of certain property. This includes items considered contraband, things that were seized because they broke the law, items a person had while breaking their supervision rules, and unclaimed property taken by a parole or probation officer.

In simple terms, if someone is on probation, parole, or another type of supervised release, and they have items that violate their release conditions, the Department of Corrections can legally take those items. The same goes for illegal items or property connected to a crime. The department can also hold onto goods that nobody claims after they were seized.

The rule also explains what "supervision" means for this law. It covers probation, parole, post-prison supervision, and any other similar type of conditional release program. This matters because the rule only applies to property connected to someone under one of these types of supervision.