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2009 SESSION

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SB 1307 Transport of prisoners; minimum standards therefor by persons other than law-enforcement officers.

Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Private prisoner transport. Provides that a private company can be used to retrieve fugitives from outside the Commonwealth so long as it meets minimum qualifications set by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Private prisoner transport. Provides that a private company can be used to retrieve fugitives from outside the Commonwealth and requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish compulsory minimum standards for non law-enforcement persons who transport prisoners.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Extradition.  Clarifies that a sheriff or police chief of a locality may hire a private entity to perform extraditions on behalf of the Commonwealth.