State agencies would reimburse counties for certain jail stays

The Department of Corrections would reimburse counties and cities outside counties for eligible jail custody, up to $40 per person per day. The payments cover eligible custody days for people sentenced to prison or held in the other listed cases. Payment depends on an appropriation and department review and approval. Eligible cases include prison sentences, certain probation or parole revocations, people held as fugitives or at the department's request, and certain detention periods. Sheriffs or city leaders may submit claims up to two years after they become eligible for reimbursement.

The Department of Mental Health would reimburse counties and cities outside counties $150 per day for eligible jail custody. This covers people in county jails or city jails outside counties who cannot understand the case or help with their defense because of mental disease or defect. Payment depends on an appropriation and department review and approval. The person must be in the sheriff's custody and determined under section 552.020 to lack mental fitness to proceed. Sheriffs or city leaders must submit claims within two years after they become eligible for reimbursement.