---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 506.2"
title: "28"
number: "506.2"
heading: "How may family, friends, or other sources deposit funds into an inmate commissary account?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/506.2"
---

# §506.2. How may family, friends, or other sources deposit funds into an inmate commissary account?

- (a) **Family and friends—** must mail deposits to the centralized inmate commissary account at the address we provide.
  - (1) The deposit envelope must not contain any enclosures intended for delivery to the inmate. We may dispose of any enclosure.
  - (2) The deposit must be in the form of a money order made out to the inmate's full name and complete register number. We will return checks to the sender provided the check contains an adequate return address.
- (b) **Other sources,—** (such as tax refunds, dividends from stocks, or state benefits) must be forwarded for deposit to the centralized inmate commissary account.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 18 U.S.C. 3621, 3622, 3624, 4001, 4042, 4081, 4082 (Repealed in part as to offenses committed on or after November 1, 1987), 5006-5024 (Repealed October 12, 1984 as to offenses committed after that date), 5039; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 31 U.S.C. 1321.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 40317, July 2, 2004, unless otherwise noted.