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IN HB1293
Bill
Status
1/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Young
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AI Summary
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Allows a Level 6 felony offender to be committed to the Department of Correction if the county jail is at full capacity and has remained at full capacity for at least 30 of the 90 days immediately preceding sentencing.
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Defines "full capacity" as a county jail where the number of inmates equals or exceeds the jail's operational capacity, and defines "operational capacity" as the total number of beds including those in temporary holding areas such as booking, segregation, and medical.
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Permits a Level 6 felony offender committed to the Department of Correction under overcrowding conditions to be transferred back to the county jail after spending at least 30 days in DOC custody if the county jail is less than 96% full and the transfer will not cause the jail to exceed operational capacity.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Level 6 felony commitment to DOC. Provides that a person convicted of a Level 6 felony may be committed to the department of correction (DOC) if the county jail: (1) is completely full; and (2) has been completely full for 30 of the 90 days immediately preceding sentencing. Permits an inmate committed to the DOC due to county jail overcrowding to be transferred to the county jail after having spent 30 days in the DOC if the county jail is less than 96% full and certain other conditions are met.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/16/2018