§ 40. Definitions.
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§ 40. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms have
the following meanings:
1. "Commission" means the state commission of correction.
2. "Local correctional facility" means any jail, penitentiary, state,
county or municipal lockup, court detention pen, hospital prison ward or
specialized secure juvenile detention facility for older youth.
3. "Correctional facility" means any institution operated by the state
department of corrections and community supervision, any local
correctional facility, or any place used, pursuant to a contract with
the state or a municipality, for the detention of persons charged with
or convicted of a crime, or, for the purpose of this article only, a
secure facility operated by the office of children and family services.
4. "Municipal official" means
(a)the sheriff or, where a local
correctional facility is under the jurisdiction of a county department,
the head of such department, and clerk of the board of supervisors, in
the case of a county jail;
(b)the sheriff or other officer having
custody or administrative jurisdiction and the clerk of the board of
supervisors, in the case of a county penitentiary;
(c)the clerk of the
board of supervisors in the case of a county lockup;
(d)the mayor and
the city clerk, in the case of a city jail or lockup;
(e)the supervisor
and town clerk, in the case of a town lockup;
(f)the mayor and village
clerk, in the case of a village lockup;
(g)the clerk of the board of
supervisors of the county wherein located and the officer having custody
or control, in the case of a court detention pen or a hospital prison
ward.
5. "Board" means the correction medical review board.
6. "Council" means the citizen's policy and complaint review council.