Pennsylvania § 1163 Maintenance of escaping inmates under new sentence

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1163 — Maintenance of escaping inmates under new sentence

Pennsylvania § 1163

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 61PRISONS AND PAROLE

PartPART II

Ch. 11GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Subch.ESCAPED INMATES

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Bluebook

61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1163 (2026).

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(a)County jurisdiction.--In case of conviction and sentence of an escaping inmate under the jurisdiction of the county, the costs of maintenance of the inmates under such new sentence shall be borne by the county from which the inmate was originally committed.

(b)State jurisdiction.--In case of conviction and sentence of an escaping inmate under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, the costs of maintenance of the inmate under such new sentence shall be borne by the Commonwealth.

(c)Additional police expenses.--Any additional police expenses incurred by a political subdivision as a result of the escape of an inmate under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth shall be borne by the Commonwealth.

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(a) County jurisdiction.--In case of conviction and sentence of an escaping inmate under the jurisdiction of the county, the costs of maintenance of the inmates under such new sentence shall be borne by the county from which the inmate was originally committed.

(b) State jurisdiction.--In case of conviction and sentence of an escaping inmate under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, the costs of maintenance of the inmate under such new sentence shall be borne by the Commonwealth.

(c) Additional police expenses.--Any additional police expenses incurred by a political subdivision as a result of the escape of an inmate under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth shall be borne by the Commonwealth.