31-105. Designation of jail in contiguous
county; revocation of designation
A. If there is no jail in the county, or when a jail becomes unfit or unsafe for
confinement of prisoners, the judge of the superior court may, by written order filed
with the clerk of the court, designate the jail of a contiguous county for confinement of
prisoners at the expense of the county or the county jail district from which they are
transferred, and may at any time modify or annul the order.
B. A copy of the order, certified by the clerk of the court, shall be served on the
sheriff or keeper of the jail designated, who shall receive all prisoners authorized to
be confined in such jail, and who shall have the same responsibility for safekeeping the
prisoners transferred as if he were sheriff of the county for whose use the jail is
designated, and with respect to the prisoners so committed, he shall be deemed sheriff of
the county from which they were removed.
C. When the jail in the county is made fit and safe for confinement of prisoners,
the judge of the superior court in that county shall, by written order of revocation
filed with the clerk of the court, declare that the necessity for the designation of
another jail is terminated and that the prior order is revoked. The clerk of the
superior court shall immediately serve a copy of the order of revocation upon the sheriff
of the county where the prisoners are confined, who shall thereupon remove the prisoners
to the jail of the county or county jail district from which they were removed. The cost
of confining a prisoner from another county shall be the same as the average rate
established by the confining county for prisoners held pursuant to section 31-121.
|