HB 1262 - DIGEST

     Provides that the costs of incarceration for the portion of the sentence or sentences served in the county jail, including credit given to the offender for pretrial time served prior to an offender's transfer to a state facility shall be the financial responsibility of the state.

     Provides that reimbursement to the county for those costs shall not exceed the highest rate charged by the county under its contract with a municipal government during the year in which the costs were incurred.