Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; require

Summary

The bill requires any city or town that runs a detention facility within the Capitol Police jurisdiction to let the county sheriff use it when asked, as long as the sheriff has appropriated funding. The municipality may charge a fee, but the fee cannot exceed the true cost of operating the jail. This aims to expand detention capacity without creating new facilities.

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