CHAPTER 228
H.P. 805 - L.D. 1060
An Act to Relieve Counties from the Expense and Responsibility of Transporting Certain Prisoners Between Correctional Facilities and Courts
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §1205, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 1991, c. 314, §15, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 34-A MRSA §3073 is enacted to read:
§3073. Transportation to and from courts
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transportation of a prisoner between a correctional facility and a court in connection with the prosecution of the prisoner for a crime committed within a correctional facility is the responsibility of the department, unless the department and the sheriff agree that the sheriff will undertake the responsibility of the transportation at an agreed-upon rate of reimbursement to the county by the department.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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