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I. For any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to 12 months, the expense of lodging such person in a county correctional facility shall be a charge upon the county in which the offense was committed. For persons sentenced to terms of imprisonment in a county correctional facility that exceed 12 months, the first 12-month sentence shall be a charge upon the county. Any sentence exceeding 12 months of imprisonment shall be a charge upon the state.
II. Whenever the expense of lodging a person in a county correctional facility is to be a charge against the state under this section, the state shall have the authority to take physical custody of such person.
Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988. 2003, 96:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; 237:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2004 at 12:01 a.m. 2005, 275:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2007, 93:7, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.
