ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the liability of the cost of jail confinement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 24-11-45 be amended to read:
24-11-45. A prisoner confined to any jail while serving a sentence is liable for the cost of the prisoner's confinement including room and board charges; medical, dental, optometric, and psychiatric services charges; vocational education training; chemical dependency treatment charges; and transportation costs as set forth in subdivision 7-12-18(4), where transporting the prisoner is required. If, after considering the prisoner's net income, net worth, number of dependents, and any existing obligations, the judge who sentenced the prisoner to jail determines that the prisoner is unable to pay the full amount at one time, the judge may allow the prisoner to set up a deferred payment plan for payment for the costs of the inmate's confinement or waive all or part of the payment if the prisoner demonstrates an inability to pay.
Section 2. That § 24-11-45.1 be amended to read:
24-11-45.1. If any county pays for the costs of confining a prisoner serving a sentence in a county jail, the county shall have a lien pursuant to chapter 28-14.
An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the liability of the cost of jail confinement.
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I certify that the attached Act originated in the
SENATE as Bill No. 155
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Secretary of the Senate
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____________________________ President of the Senate
____________________________ Secretary of the Senate
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Speaker of the House
____________________________ Chief Clerk
Senate Bill No. 155
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,
20____ at ____________ M.
By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___
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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.
____________________________ Secretary of State
By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State
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