SB 889 - Parson, Mike
Requires the state to pay the cost of incarceration and electronic monitoring of criminal defendants found guilty of felony offenses
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5979S.02I
Title
SB 889
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2014
Current Status
Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 889 - Under current law, the state must pay the costs associated with a criminal case, including the costs of imprisonment, when the defendant is unable to pay and is sentenced to death or imprisonment in a state prison. The county must pay the costs when the defendant is sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail or ordered to pay a fine.
This act provides that the state must pay the costs of incarcerating the defendant in a county jail and any costs associated with electronic monitoring when the defendant is unable to pay and has been found guilty of a felony.
MEGHAN LUECKE