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HB 150 Inmates; allows sheriff or jail superintendent to charge for keep.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Jail fees paid by those convicted of crimes. Provides that a sheriff or jail superintendent may charge an inmate convicted of a criminal offense, for each night spent in the facility, an amount equal to the average annual cost to house an inmate for one day at that facility, or he may charge $70 per day, whichever is less. The bill also provides that the sheriff or jail superintendent may not charge the inmate for more than five nights, or $350, whichever is less. The charge is based upon the 2002 average annual, statewide cost of housing a jail inmate of $67.19.


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