Effective - 28 Aug 1997
221.400. Regional jail districts may be established, procedure, contents, holding of prisoners. — 1. Any two or more contiguous counties within the state may form an agreement to establish a regional jail district. The district shall have a boundary which includes the areas within each member county, and it shall be named the "______ Regional Jail District". Such regional jail districts may contract to carry out the mission of the commission and the regional jail district.
2. The county commission of each county desiring to join the district shall approve an ordinance or resolution to join the district and shall approve the agreement which specifies the duties of each county within the district.
3. If any county wishes to join a district which has already been established under this section, the agreement shall be rewritten and reapproved by each member county.
4. The agreement which specifies the duties of each county shall contain the following:
(1) The name of the district;
(2) The names of the counties within the district;
(3) The formula for calculating each county's contribution to the costs of the district;
(4) The types of prisoners which the regional jail may house, limited to prisoners which may be transferred to counties under state law;
(5) The methods and powers which may be used for constructing, leasing or financing a regional jail;
(6) The duties of the director of the regional jail;
(7) The timing and procedures for approval of the regional jail district's annual budget by the regional jail commission; and
(8) The delegation, if any, by the member counties to the regional jail district of the power of eminent domain.
5. Any county, city, town or village may contract with a regional jail commission for the holding of its prisoners.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 520, A.L. 1997 S.B. 89 merged with S.B. 218)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIII - Correctional and Penal Institutions
Chapter 221 - Jails and Jailers
Section 221.020 - Sheriffs to be jailers, exception, Clay County.
Section 221.030 - Coroner to be jailer, when.
Section 221.050 - Separation of prisoners.
Section 221.060 - Prisoners to have certain privileges.
Section 221.065 - Feminine hygiene products, available at no cost to female persons in custody.
Section 221.070 - Prisoners liable for cost of imprisonment — certification of outstanding debt.
Section 221.080 - County commission to bear certain expenses.
Section 221.120 - Medicine and medical attention for prisoners, definitions.
Section 221.122 - Repayment for medical care to be term of probation, parole or conditional release.
Section 221.125 - Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when.
Section 221.130 - Contagious disease — certification of physician — order for removal.
Section 221.150 - Shackling of prisoner, how paid.
Section 221.160 - Criminal costs, how paid.
Section 221.230 - Jail of another county to be used, when.
Section 221.240 - Sheriff to take prisoners before circuit court.
Section 221.250 - Failure of sheriff to comply with section 221.240 — penalty.
Section 221.260 - Commitment from another county, expenses, how paid.
Section 221.270 - Jailer to receive and keep United States prisoners.
Section 221.280 - Penalty for failure to receive and keep United States prisoners.
Section 221.290 - United States to pay for use of jails.
Section 221.300 - Grand jury to visit jail, when.
Section 221.310 - Humane treatment of prisoners.
Section 221.320 - Board of visitors — appointment — terms.
Section 221.330 - Organization of board.
Section 221.340 - Duties of board.
Section 221.350 - Board to make yearly report.
Section 221.353 - Damage to jail property, class E felony.
Section 221.402 - Regional jail districts, powers.
Section 221.405 - Commission — members, vacancies, budget.
Section 221.410 - Powers, duties.
Section 221.415 - Director, duties — salary.
Section 221.420 - Use of regional jail, purpose — county may keep its own jail.
Section 221.430 - District income, distribution upon dissolution.