§ 7-13-103 — Notice of sentence; transportation to institution; maintenance of prisoner in county jail

(a) If a person is sentenced to the custody of the
department of corrections to serve a term of imprisonment in a
state penal institution, the sheriff shall notify the department
of corrections and the warden of the Wyoming medium correctional
institution or the Wyoming women's center.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,
the director of the department of corrections shall arrange for
the transportation of the person to a state penal institution,
at state expense, within ten (10) days after notification by the
sheriff that the judgment and sentence has been signed by the
judge. The court shall notify the sheriff immediately upon
signing of the sentence by the judge. Except as provided in
subsection (c) of this section, prior to being transported to
the institution the prisoner shall be maintained in the county
jail at the expense of the county.
(c) Upon agreement of the sheriff and the director of the
department of corrections, the prisoner may be maintained at the
county jail at an agreed per diem rate to be paid by the
department for an additional period of not more than thirty (30)
days after expiration of the ten (10) days provided by
subsection (b) of this section. The department shall pay for any
medical treatment of the prisoner, other than for conditions
demanding immediate medical attention which can be treated at
the county jail and other than medical treatment for which the
county is liable under W.S. 18-6-303(c)(i), which is provided
after the judgment and sentence is signed by the judge. Except
for emergency medical treatment, no treatment which is the
responsibility of the department under this subsection shall be
provided without the prior approval of the department.
(d) The sheriff shall furnish the department of
corrections and the warden of the Wyoming state penitentiary or
the Wyoming women's center with a copy of the judgment and
sentence imposed.