Minnesota Administrative Rules

9530.6545 CLIENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

A license holder must meet the requirements for handling residential client funds and property in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.04, subdivision 13, except:

A.

a license holder may establish policies regarding the use of personal property to assure that program activities and the rights of other clients are not infringed, and may take temporary custody of personal property if these policies are violated;

B.

a license holder must retain the client's property for a minimum of seven days after discharge if the client does not reclaim the property after discharge; and

C.

the license holder must return to the client all property held in trust at discharge, regardless of discharge status, except that:

(1)

drugs, drug paraphernalia, and drug containers that are forfeited under Minnesota Statutes, section 609.5316, must be destroyed by staff or given over to the custody of a local law enforcement agency, according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B, sections 2.1 to 2.67-1, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160 to 164; and

(2)

weapons, explosives, and other property that may cause serious harm to self or others must be transferred to a local law enforcement agency. The client must be notified of the transfer and of the right to reclaim the property if the client has a legal right to possess the item.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 241.021; 245A.03; 245A.09; 254A.03; 254B.03; 254B.04

History:

29 SR 129; 32 SR 2268

Published Electronically:

December 3, 2018