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Title 30-A, Chapter 13: COUNTY JAILS AND JAILERS

Subchapter 1: OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL

30-A §1501. Custody of jail and prisoners; jailer 
30-A §1502. Jailer's duties when office of sheriff vacant 
30-A §1503. Offices of jailer and sheriff vacant; appointment by county commissioners 
30-A §1504. Sheriff to return list of prisoners at each criminal session of court 
30-A §1505. Record of persons committed 
30-A §1506. Official papers filed and kept with calendar and delivered to successor 
30-A §1507. Sheriff responsible for delivery of prisoners to successors 
30-A §1508. Liability of sheriff or jail keeper for escape (REPEALED) 
30-A §1509. Escape through insufficiency of jail 
30-A §1510. Definitions 

Subchapter 2: PRISONERS AND THEIR CONDUCT

30-A §1551. Positions of trust for certain prisoners 
30-A §1552. Treatment of prisoners for debt and minors 
30-A §1553. Violations or furnishing liquor to prisoners 
30-A §1554. Federal prisoners 
30-A §1555. Prisoners may attend funerals 
30-A §1556. Furloughs 
30-A §1556-A. Visitation 
30-A §1557. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) 
30-A §1557-A. Transfer from jails (REPEALED) 
30-A §1557-B. Transfer from a sending jail to a receiving jail 
30-A §1558. Transfer from state correctional facilities (REPEALED) 
30-A §1558-A. Transfer from state correctional facilities 
30-A §1559. Administration of medication 
30-A §1560. Removal for disease 
30-A §1561. Medical care and expenses 
30-A §1561-A. Transportation of female prisoners to and from medical appointments 
30-A §1562. Restitution 
30-A §1562-A. Death of a person in custody 
30-A §1563. Disposal of body of person who died in jail 
30-A §1564. Assistance to discharged prisoners (REPEALED) 
30-A §1565. Menstrual products 
30-A §1566. Telephone services in jails 

Subchapter 2-A: PREGNANT PRISONERS AND PREGNANT JUVENILES

30-A §1581. Definitions 
30-A §1582. Restraint of pregnant prisoners and pregnant juveniles 
30-A §1583. Standards; notice to female prisoners and juveniles 

Subchapter 3: PRISON LABOR

30-A §1601. Employment of prisoners generally 
30-A §1602. Charitable organizations (REPEALED) 
30-A §1603. Contracts subject to cancellation or suspension 
30-A §1604. Pay for labor of prisoners before sentence 
30-A §1605. Employment of county jail prisoners 
30-A §1606. Prisoner voluntary participation in public works projects and in work projects within the jails 
30-A §1607. Family support 

Subchapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

30-A §1651. Examination of jails; board of visitors 
30-A §1652. Jails to be clean and healthful 
30-A §1653. Bible, books and instruction for prisoners 
30-A §1654. Supplies for jails; accounts audited 
30-A §1655. Cumberland commissioners annually advertise for supplies 
30-A §1656. Transfer of prisoners when jail unfit or insecure (REPEALED) 
30-A §1657. Fines applied to building and repair of jail 
30-A §1658. Additional accommodations 
30-A §1658-A. Regional county facilities 
30-A §1659. Home-release monitoring program (REPEALED) 
30-A §1659-A. Community confinement monitoring program 
30-A §1660. Report 
30-A §1661. Collaboration among counties 
30-A §1662. County jail and regional jail reporting 

Subchapter 5: CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING COMMITTEES

30-A §1671. Criminal justice planning committees 
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