| | Sec. 5. 30-A MRSA §373-A is enacted to read: |
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| §373-A.__Sheriff salaries and expenses |
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| | The Department of Corrections shall compensate each county for | the reasonable costs related to salaries and expenses of sheriffs | as agreed upon between the Department of Corrections and that | county. |
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| | The Department of Corrections shall include sufficient funds | for this compensation within its operating budget. |
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| | Notwithstanding this section, the county remains responsible | for providing sufficient funds for all office space suitable for | the performance of the duties of the office. |
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| | Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §386, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 44, | §2, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §386-A is enacted to read: |
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| §386-A.__Deputy salaries and expenses |
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| | The Department of Corrections shall compensate each county for | the reasonable costs related to salaries and expenses of full- | time deputy sheriffs, part-time deputy sheriffs and special | deputy sheriffs as agreed upon between the Department of | Corrections and that county. |
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| | The Department of Corrections shall include sufficient funds | for this compensation within its operating budget. |
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| | Notwithstanding this section, the county remains responsible | for providing sufficient funds for all office space suitable for | the performance of the duties of the office. |
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| | Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA c. 1, sub-c. VI, art. 5, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §1501, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, | §§8 and 10, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 2.__Compensation.__The Department of Corrections shall | compensate each county for the reasonable costs related to | salaries and expenses of jailers, masters or keepers and all | subordinate assistants and employees as agreed upon between the | Department of Corrections and that county. |
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