2011 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 41 State Government
41-1610.02 Correctional reimbursement; counties

41-1610.02. Correctional reimbursement; counties

(Eff. 7/1/12)

A. The state treasurer shall deposit monies received from a county for the costs of incarcerating a person in the state department of corrections who otherwise would be incarcerated in jail pursuant to section 5-396, subsection C or D, section 13-701, subsection J, section 28-1383, subsection D or E or section 28-8288 in the state general fund.

B. The sheriff of a sentencing county shall enter into a reimbursement agreement with the department at least one month before a person is transferred into the custody of the department to serve the person's incarceration. The sheriff of a sentencing county shall not cancel an agreement made pursuant to this subsection before providing the state department of corrections at least one month's notice.

C. Each county shall make reimbursements permitted by this section within thirty days after a request by the state department of corrections. If the county does not make the reimbursement, the director of the state department of corrections shall notify the state treasurer of the amount owed and the state treasurer shall withhold the amount, including any additional interest as provided in section 42-1123, from any transaction privilege tax distributions to the county. The state treasurer shall deposit the withholdings, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund.