Limits county responsibility for jail costs to 30 days for felony inmates awaiting state transfer.

This bill amends the Code of West Virginia to limit a county's responsibility for jail costs to 30 days from the date of incarceration for inmates awaiting transportation to a state correctional facility for a 60-day evaluation period. The base per diem rate for inmates is set at $54.48. Counties are responsible for costs incurred by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for housing and maintaining inmates who are pretrial or convicted misdemeanants.

Limits county responsibility for jail costs to 30 days for felony inmates awaiting state transfer.

This bill amends the Code of West Virginia to limit a county's responsibility for jail costs to 30 days from the date of incarceration for inmates awaiting transportation to a state correctional facility for a 60-day evaluation period. The base per diem rate for inmates is set at $54.48. Counties are responsible for costs incurred by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for housing and maintaining inmates who are pretrial or convicted misdemeanants.