§ 12-29-111 - Transport of inmate required for legal proceeding. - Arkansas Statutes

12-29-111. Transport of inmate required for legal proceeding.

(a) When an inmate in the care and custody of the Department of Correction or the Department of Community Correction is required to be present during a legal proceeding of any court in this state, it shall be the duty of the county sheriff of the county in which the proceeding will take place to take custody of the inmate at the institution where the inmate is confined and to then transport the inmate to the appropriate county and make him or her available to the court.

(b) At the conclusion of the proceeding, the county sheriff shall transport the inmate back to the unit of the Department of Correction from which the inmate was received and shall return custody of the inmate to the Department of Correction officials.

(c) (1) The county sheriff's office shall be responsible for the custody, sustenance, and safety of the inmate from the time the inmate is placed into its custody until the time custody of the inmate is returned to the Department of Correction.

(2) The county in which the legal proceeding is held shall be responsible for all expenses relating to the transportation and care of the inmate.

(d) While transporting an inmate pursuant to this section, a county sheriff shall have the full power and authority of his or her office in any county of this state in matters relating to the transportation.

(e) There shall be excluded from this section transportation and care costs for court appearances arising from charges brought by the Department of Correction against the inmate for offenses committed while the inmate is under the custody and care of the Department of Correction.