Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54030.16 Deceased Inmate Property

• All personal property of a deceased inmate shall be inventoried on a SOMSStrategic Offender Management automated form ISST200 and stored in a location designated by the Warden. The deceased inmate’s Central File shall be reviewed for written directions of the decedent as to the next-of-kin. The deceased inmate’s property shall be shipped to the next-of-kin as designated on the SOMSStrategic Offender Management – Notification in Case of Death, Serious Injury, or Serious Illness, at the inmate’s expense. If funds are not available in the inmate’s trust account, the property shall be shipped to the person designated on the SOMSStrategic Offender Management – Notification in Case of Inmate Death, Serious Injury, or Serious Illness only after contact and willingness to receive property is established.

• If no willing recipient can be identified or previously mailed property is returned as undeliverable, all tangible property shall be placed in storage for a period of one year. Intangible property shall be maintained for a period of three years. If no claim is made on the property after expiration of time frames, final disposition shall be in accordance with PCPenal Code Sections 5062 and 5063.