05 LC 28
2203
House
Bill 477
By:
Representatives Holmes of the
61st,
Barnes of the
78th,
Jordan of the
77th,
Lucas of the
139th,
Smyre of the
132nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 42-5-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to reimbursement of county for inmates, so as to increase the reimbursement rate
paid by the state to counties for housing state inmates awaiting transfer to
state correctional facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 42-5-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
reimbursement of county for inmates, is amended by striking subsection (c) and
inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c)
After proper documentation is received from the clerk of the court, the
department shall have 15 days to transfer an inmate under sentence to the place
of confinement. If the inmate is not transferred within the 15 days, the
department will reimburse the county, in a sum not less than
$7.50
$40.00
per day per inmate and in such an amount as may be appropriated for this purpose
by the General Assembly, for the cost of the incarceration, commencing 15 days
after proper documentation is received by the department from the clerk of the
court. The reimbursement provisions of this Code section shall only apply to
payment for the incarceration of felony inmates available for transfer to the
department, except inmates under death sentence awaiting transfer after their
initial trial, and shall not apply to inmates who were incarcerated under the
custody of the commissioner at the time they were returned to the county jail
for trial on additional charges or returned to the county jail for any other
purposes, including for the purpose of a new
trial."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.