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MS SB2718
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Section 43-21-615 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to clarify which county or municipality is responsible for paying the costs of transporting or housing a child committed to an institution or agency
- Assigns transportation and housing costs to the county or municipality from which the charge of delinquency, abuse, or neglect arises, rather than the county or municipality where the child resides
- Limits reimbursement to actual and necessary expenses of the child and the person conveying the child, with no additional compensation allowed
- Requires that a suitable woman accompany any female child being transported to an institution or agency
- Preserves the youth court's authority to order a parent or guardian to pay for the child's support and medical treatment when the child is committed to custody other than a state training school, with contempt of court as a remedy for willful nonpayment
Legislative Description
Youth court; transportation and treatment costs post commitment.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/2/2010
Full Bill Text
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