LD 1186
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county may file with the department a request for an increase in
the amount of state funds the county receives for the support of
prisoners. A county must file a request for an increase in the
amount of state funds the county receives for the support of
prisoners by February 15th for an increase experienced in the
prior fiscal year. The department shall review the request and,
if the county demonstrates to the department a need for the
increase, the department shall distribute the approved amount to
the county from the surcharges collected under subsection 9.
All funds distributed under this subsection must be used only
for the purpose of funding counties' costs of the support of
prisoners detained or sentenced to county jails and for
establishing and maintaining community corrections. The
department shall forward the request and supporting documents to
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over corrections and criminal justice matters of a
county's requested increase and any distributions made to
counties under this subsection.

 
5. Community Corrections Program Account. Each county
treasurer shall place 20% of the funds received from the
department pursuant to this section into a separate community
corrections program account. Funds placed in this account may
be used only for adult or juvenile community corrections as
defined in subsection 1.

 
6. Report. Beginning January 15, 1999 and annually
thereafter, each county shall submit a written report to the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having
jurisdiction over corrections and criminal justice matters.
Reports must include descriptions of each county's community
corrections programs and an accounting of expenditures for its
community corrections.

 
7. Technical assistance. The commissioner shall provide
technical assistance to counties and county advisory groups to
aid them in the planning and development of community
corrections.

 
8. Review. By July 1, 2001, the joint standing committee
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over corrections and
criminal justice matters shall review the County Jail Prisoner
Support and Community Corrections Fund and its purpose and
functions.

 
9. Surcharge imposed. In addition to the 12% surcharge
collected pursuant to Title 4, section 1057 and the 2%
surcharge collected pursuant to Title 4, section 1057-A, an
additional 1% surcharge must be added to every fine,
forfeiture or penalty imposed by any court in this State,
which for the purposes of collection and collection procedures
is considered a part of the fine, forfeiture or penalty.
Except as provided in subsection

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