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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If a person is arrested within this state for any crime committed in or adjacent and related to a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the state department of corrections or committed while escaped from a correctional facility under the jurisdiction of the department or from the custody of officials or employees of the department while away from the correctional facility, the clerk of the court in which the legal proceedings relating to the crime are held shall prepare an itemized claim against the state for the court costs and any other costs or fees incurred by the county on the prosecution and defense of the case and the cost of confining and keeping the prisoner. The claim shall be certified by the judge of the court, sent to the state department of corrections and paid from the appropriation for the support of the state department of corrections to the county treasurer of the county where the legal proceedings were held. The county treasurer shall deposit the monies in the county general fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 31. Prisons and Prisoners § 31-227. Expenses of prosecution; reimbursement of counties - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-31-prisons-and-prisoners/az-rev-st-sect-31-227/
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