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2011 SESSION
SB 1287 Jails; localities’ responsibility to pay jail expenses.
Introduced by: Jeffrey L. McWaters | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Jails; localities’ responsibility to pay jail expenses. Provides that a sheriff or jail superintendent may seek payment from the local governing body of the city or county, the regional jail authority, or other body responsible for fiscal management of a regional jail for the cost of food, clothing, and medicines for inmates, and the local governing body of the county or city, the regional jail authority, or other body responsible for fiscal management of a regional jail shall be responsible for the payment of such costs.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Jails; localities’ responsibility to pay jail expenses. Clarifies that localities are responsible for the payment of expenses of operating and maintaining local correctional facilities, including board, clothing, and medical attention for prisoners.