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An Act Concerning the Transport of Inmates in the Custody of the Sheriff
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §1501, sub-§4  is enacted to read:
 
4.   Transport of prisoners.     The sheriff’s custody and charge of a prisoner in a county jail under this section includes the authority to transport a prisoner to or from a court if that prisoner’s presence is required in the court.
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that a county sheriff’s custody and charge of prisoners includes the authority to transport a prisoner to and from a court if that prisoner’s presence is required in the court.