Section 45-40-233.41 – Definitions.
Section 45-40-233.41 Definitions. (a) BOARD. The Lawrence County Rehabilitation Board, composed of the following members: The judge of probate of the county; the sheriff of the county; and the Lawrence County Commission. (b) INMATE. Any person, male or female, convicted of a crime and sentenced to the county jail. (Act 79-736, p. 1307, §2.)
Section 45-40-233.42 – Regulations and Policies.
Section 45-40-233.42 Regulations and policies. (a) The board shall adopt such written regulations and policies permitting the sheriff to extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate, as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he or she will know his or her trust, by authorizing him or her under prescribed […]
Section 45-40-233.43 – Inmate Wages.
Section 45-40-233.43 Inmate wages. The employer of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the inmate’s wages directly to the board. The board may adopt regulations concerning the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates involved in the work release program. The board shall be authorized to withhold from the inmate’s earnings 25 percent […]
Section 45-40-233.44 – Escape From Custody.
Section 45-40-233.44 Escape from custody. The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his or her confinement or to return within the time prescribed by the sheriff to the county jail shall be deemed as an escape from the custody of the sheriff and shall be punishable as provided by […]
Section 45-40-233.45 – Requests for Job Opportunities.
Section 45-40-233.45 Requests for job opportunities. Employees of the board or persons designated by the board are authorized to make investigation and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for job opportunities for inmates and to otherwise assist the sheriff in the implementation of the program herein authorized. (Act 79-736, p. 1307, §6.)
Section 45-40-230 – Salary; Cost-of-Living Adjustments.
Section 45-40-230 Salary; cost-of-living adjustments. (a) Effective the next term of office, the Sheriff of Lawrence County shall receive the salary the sheriff is receiving on December 28, 2001. (b) Thereafter, the sheriff shall continue to receive any cost-of-living increases granted to county employees which shall be paid in the same manner as provided in […]
Section 45-40-233.46 – Employment Criteria.
Section 45-40-233.46 Employment criteria. The board or members of the board shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this subpart subject to the following: (1) The employment must be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the work is performed […]
Section 45-40-230.01 – Expense Allowance.
Section 45-40-230.01 Expense allowance. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-282 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The Sheriff of Lawrence County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in an amount to be set by the Lawrence County Commission. This expense […]
Section 45-40-233.47 – Participation in Program.
Section 45-40-233.47 Participation in program. The board, at its discretion, may allow any inmate, between the ages of 14 and 22 only, to participate in the release program to further the inmate’s education. Under this section the inmate must follow all the rules set forth for other inmates participating in the work release program. (Act […]
Section 45-40-231 – Clerk.
Section 45-40-231 Clerk. The Sheriff of Lawrence County is hereby authorized to employ a clerk to perform the clerical duties of the sheriff’s office. Such clerk shall receive a monthly salary of not less then four hundred seventy-five dollars ($475) nor more than eight hundred dollars ($800), the exact amount to be determined by the […]