§ 31-5. Collection and reimbursement of other inmate expenses.  


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  • In compliance with and under the authority of LSA R.S. 15:705(A)(2)(b) and rules established by the department of public safety and corrections, the sheriff of any correctional facility of the Parish of Jefferson shall collect from an inmate reimbursement for the cost of room and board while said inmate is incarcerated in any correctional facility of the Parish of Jefferson. The sheriff may, after all medical expenses are paid pursuant to section 31-4, withdraw from an inmate's commissary account the said cost of room and board, or as soon thereafter as the inmate's commissary account has sufficient assets for such reimbursement. The sheriff shall forward such reimbursement funds to the Parish of Jefferson.

(Ord. No. 20200, § 2, 11-19-97)