Maine § 30-A §1557-B Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail

Maine Statutes

§ 30-A §1557-B — Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail

Maine § 30-A §1557-B

Title 30-AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Part 1COUNTIES

Ch. 13COUNTY JAILS AND JAILERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 30-A, § 30-A §1557-B (2026).

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1.Transfer. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner from a jail to another jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the sheriff of the receiving jail. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner to a correctional facility upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the Commissioner of Corrections.

2.Transfer cost. The county of the sending jail shall pay the cost of the transfer or return of the prisoner under subsection 1.

3.Reimbursement. Reimbursement for the support of a prisoner who is transferred by a sending jail to a receiving jail or the Department of Corrections is subject to the provisions of this subsection.

4.Transferee subject to rules. A prisoner transferred under this section is subject to the general rules of the facility

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1.
Transfer.
A sheriff may transfer a prisoner from a jail to another jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the sheriff of the receiving jail. A sheriff may transfer a prisoner to a correctional facility upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail and the approval of the Commissioner of Corrections.
2.
Transfer cost.
The county of the sending jail shall pay the cost of the transfer or return of the prisoner under subsection 1.
3.
Reimbursement.
Reimbursement for the support of a prisoner who is transferred by a sending jail to a receiving jail or the Department of Corrections is subject to the provisions of this subsection.
4.
Transferee subject to rules.
A prisoner transferred under this section is subject to the general rules of the facility to which the prisoner is transferred, except that for a prisoner who has been sentenced:
5.
Return of prisoner.
A prisoner transferred pursuant to this section must be returned to the sending jail upon the request of the sheriff of the sending jail, the sheriff of the receiving jail or the Commissioner of Corrections.
6.
Commissioner of Corrections to determine temporary housing assignments.
If a county that does not have a jail, has a jail that is not fully certified or has a jail that is unfit for occupation is unable to locate space in any other county facility for an adult or juvenile, the sheriff of that county may contact the Commissioner of Corrections for approval to obtain temporary housing in a correctional or detention facility operated by the Department of Corrections. The sheriff of the sending jail shall contact each other county facility in a continuing effort to locate placement in a county facility. When the sheriff of the sending jail locates available space in a county facility, the sheriff of the sending jail shall transfer the prisoner from the department's correctional or detention facility and place the prisoner in the county facility.