Sec. 351.003. EXEMPTION. (a) A county with a population not large enough to justify building a new county jail or remodeling an existing county jail in order to comply with the standards in this subchapter is exempt from this subchapter if the commissioners court contracts with another county to incarcerate its prisoners.
(b) The county must contract with the nearest county whose county jail meets the standards in this subchapter.
(c) The county shall pay to the other county a daily per capita rate equal to the cost of maintaining its prisoners in the county jail or a daily rate on which the counties agree.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - County Public Safety
Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement
Subchapter A. County Jail Facilities
Section 351.001. Duty to Provide Jails; Location
Section 351.002. Jail Standards
Section 351.0035. Temporary Housing
Section 351.0036. Housing of Correctional Program Participants
Section 351.004. Structural and Maintenance Requirements
Section 351.007. Space Requirements
Section 351.008. Access to Day Room
Section 351.009. Safety Vestibule
Section 351.010. Sanitation and Health Requirements
Section 351.011. Furnishings of Cells, Compartments, and Dormitories
Section 351.012. Furnishings of Day Rooms