§1501. Custody of jail and prisoners; jailer The sheriff has the custody and charge of the county jail and of all prisoners in that jail and shall keep it in person, or by a deputy as jailer, master or keeper. The appointment, discipline, suspension or dismissal of the jailer, master or keeper is subject to […]
§1502. Jailer’s duties when office of sheriff vacant When a vacancy occurs in the office of sheriff, the jailer lawfully acting continues in office and shall retain charge of the jail and of all prisoners in or committed to the jail. The jailer’s official neglects and misdoings are a breach of the principal’s official bond […]
§1503. Offices of jailer and sheriff vacant; appointment by county commissioners If the office of jailer becomes vacant while the office of sheriff is vacant, the county commissioners may appoint a jailer, who shall give bond as a sheriff is required to do and continue in office, if the appointment is confirmed at the commissioners’ […]
§1504. Sheriff to return list of prisoners at each criminal session of court Every sheriff shall return a list of prisoners in custody to the Superior Court for a county on the first business day of every month, and afterwards a list of all committed during the session, certifying the cause for which and the […]
§1505. Record of persons committed Every sheriff shall keep a true and exact calendar containing the names of all prisoners committed to the jail under the sheriff’s charge, their residences, additions, time of their commitments, for what cause and by what authority, and a particular description of the persons of those committed for offenses. The […]
§1506. Official papers filed and kept with calendar and delivered to successor All warrants, mittimuses, processes and other official papers by which any prisoner is committed or released, or attested copies of those papers, shall be regularly filed in order of time and safely kept with the calendar. When vacating the sheriff’s office, the sheriff […]
§1507. Sheriff responsible for delivery of prisoners to successors All sheriffs are responsible for the delivery to their successor of all prisoners in custody at the time of their removal. For that purpose they shall retain the keeping of the jail in their counties and the prisoners in the jail until their successors enter office. […]
§1508. Liability of sheriff or jail keeper for escape (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 737, §§A2,C106 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,10 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 623, §4 (RP).
§1509. Escape through insufficiency of jail 1. Payment by county; sheriff’s action. When an escape happens through the insufficiency of the jail, the county commissioners may order the county treasurer to pay to the sheriff the amount of the fine paid under section 1508. If they do not make an order within 6 months after […]
§1510. Definitions For the purposes of this chapter, “prisoner” or “inmate” means an adult sentenced and committed to, transferred to or detained in the custody of a jail, including an adult in a community confinement monitoring program pursuant to section 1659‑A. [PL 2015, c. 315, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 315, §1 […]
