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IN SB0342
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Senate Bill 342 Summary
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Expands grounds for transferring county jail inmates to Department of Correction facilities to include serious mental illness or medical conditions where DOC can provide better treatment at lower cost or more efficiently, in addition to existing danger of serious bodily injury grounds.
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Allows transfer motions for inmates convicted of felonies or misdemeanors committed to county jails, not just those awaiting trial.
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Requires per diem and medical expense reimbursements for incarcerating persons convicted of felonies to be deposited in the county general fund and used only for felony incarceration costs upon county fiscal body appropriation.
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Mandates county auditor provide semiannual itemized records of per diem and medical expense reimbursements to the county fiscal body and sheriff.
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Establishes standard payment process requiring Department of Correction to pay reimbursements by the twentieth day of the month if sheriffs submit requests and required affidavits by the tenth day, with reimbursements distributed to the county where the inmate is incarcerated.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
County jail issues. Provides that if: (1) a motion is filed alleging that an inmate in a county jail is an individual with a serious mental illness or has a medical condition or illness for which the department of correction (DOC) would be able to provide better treatment or treatment at a lower cost or in a more efficient manner; and (2) the court finds that the condition or conditions exist; the court shall order the sheriff to transfer the inmate to another county jail or to a DOC facility designated by the commissioner of the DOC as suitable for
Last Action
Senator Becker added as coauthor
1/11/2018