Summary of HB 2922

• Requires the Pardon and Parole Board to consider all nonviolent offenders for parole within six months of their scheduled release if all correctional facilities reach maximum capacity and the Department of Corrections must contract for bed space.

• Establishes a certification process where sheriffs must transmit a certified copy of judgment and sentence to the Department of Corrections before receiving inmates, and the Department determines appropriate delivery methods based on county capabilities.

• Mandates that when a county jail reaches capacity (as defined in Title 74 Section 192 and State Department of Health standards), the sheriff must notify the Director of the Department of Corrections within 72 hours and transport excess inmates to a designated state penal facility.

• Places financial responsibility on the Department of Corrections for housing costs in county jails from the date a sentence is ordered until the inmate transfers, at the per diem rate specified in Title 57 Section 38.

• Effective date: November 1, 2010.