§ 500-N. Prisoners; unlawful fees prohibited.
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* § 500-n. Prisoners; unlawful fees prohibited. 1. Except as otherwise
provided by law, a sheriff or other person in charge of a correctional
facility or any person employed at such facility shall not charge a
prisoner or other person in custody with any sum of money, or demand or
receive from him money or any valuable thing for any drink, food or
other thing furnished or provided for such prisoner or person at any
correctional facility.
2. A sheriff or other public officer or employee shall not demand or
receive from a prisoner or other person, while in his custody, a
gratuity or reward, upon any pretense or for any purpose.
3. A sheriff, or other public officer or employee, shall not demand or
receive from a prisoner or other person in custody, money or any
valuable thing for rent in a jail or any fee, compensation, or reward
for the commitment, detaining in custody, release, or discharge of a
prisoner, other than the fees expressly allowed therefor by law.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2027