Ind. Code ch. 12-24-8

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Ind. Code § 12-24-8-1 Sheriff to take charge of and return escaped individual

Sec. 1. If an individual escapes from the facility to which an individual is committed under IC 12-26 or fails to comply with the requirements for outpatient status in accordance with IC 12-26-14-8, the sheriff of the county in which the individual is found shall take charge of and return the individual to the nearest state institution or community mental health center that has appropriate and available facilities and personnel to detain the escaped individual. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-4(a).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 12-24-8-2 Expense; charge against committing county

Sec. 2. The expense of apprehending and returning the individual is a charge against the county from which the individual was originally committed. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-4(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 12-24-8-3 Receipt for individual delivered; sheriff's expense account; payment

Sec. 3. (a) The sheriff shall take a receipt from the superintendent of the state institution or community mental health center to which the individual is delivered. (b) The sheriff's expense account, when submitted with the receipt obtained under subsection (a) to the auditor of the county from which the individual has been committed, shall be paid in the same manner as payments for the original delivery of the individual to the facility are paid. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-4(b) part.] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 12-24-8-4 Transfer of returned individual

Sec. 4. The appropriate division shall arrange for the transfer of the returned individual from the facility to which the individual is returned to the facility where the individual is committed under IC 12-26. [Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-15-4(c).] As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18.

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