Sec. 23. 34-A MRSA §3407, as amended by PL 1993, c. 337, §2, is further amended to read:

§3407. Delivery to the center

When a person is convicted and sentenced to the department and is to be transported to the center from any county:

1. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall immediately notify the superintendent and the sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located;

2. Duties of the sheriff. The sheriff of the county in which the sentencing court is located shall:

A. Transport the convict person to the center, using a sufficient number of his the sheriff's appointed deputies when necessary; and

B. Deliver the convict person to the officer in charge of the center between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, except for holidays, unless prior arrangements are made and approved by the superintendent, accompanied by a duly signed warrant of commitment and record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707;

3. Duties of the jail keeper. When, during the conveyance of a convict person to the center pursuant to his the person's sentence, it is necessary or convenient to lodge him the person for safekeeping in a jail until the remainder of the conveyance can be conveniently performed, the keeper of the jail shall:

A. Receive and safely keep and provide for the convict person reasonable charges and expenses for this service to be paid from the State Treasury; and

B. Deliver the convict person to the custody of the person deputy employed to convey him the person, when that person deputy calls for the convict person; and

4. Duties of the superintendent. The superintendent shall:

A. File the warrant and record, as provided by Title 15, section 1707, with his the superintendent's return thereon on the warrant in his the superintendent's office; and