§ 18-43. Responsibility of prisoner.

It is the intent of the county quorum court that all prisoners held in the county detention center shall be, to the greatest extent possible under state law, responsible for the costs of medical care and treatment, reimbursement of damaged county issued property, and other services provided to them while incarcerated at the county detention center. The sheriff shall be responsible for enforcement of this division and the collection of funds required by its terms. Nothing in this division shall be construed to relieve any person incarcerated in the county detention center, nor the political subdivision or governmental entity placing the prisoner there of any responsibility for the medical care and treatment and other services provided to any person while incarcerated at the county detention center.

(Ord. No. 82-O-13, § 2, 12-2-1982; Ord. No. 82-O-27, § 2, 12-2-1982; Ord. No. 87-O-4, § 1, 2-5-1987; Ord. No. 87-O-17, § 2, 3-5-1987; Ord. No. 89-O-54, § 1, 10-5-1989; Ord. No. 2003-O-16, 3-7-2003; Ord. No. 2010-O-72, § 4, 12-7-2010)