SB 889 – Requires the state to pay the cost of incarceration and electronic monitoring of criminal defendants found guilty of felony offenses

• Sponsor: Parson
• LR Number: 5979S.02I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 4/7/2014 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Effective Date: August 28, 2014

Current Bill Summary

SB 889 - Under current law, the state must pay the costs associated with a criminal case, including the costs of imprisonment, when the defendant is unable to pay and is sentenced to death or imprisonment in a state prison. The county must pay the costs when the defendant is sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail or ordered to pay a fine.

This act provides that the state must pay the costs of incarcerating the defendant in a county jail and any costs associated with electronic monitoring when the defendant is unable to pay and has been found guilty of a felony.

MEGHAN LUECKE