302.372 Prisoner reimbursement to a county.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Jail” includes a house of correction, Huber facility under s. 303.09 or a work camp under s. 303.10 .

(b)“Jailer” includes a sheriff, superintendent or other keeper of a jail.

(2)Reimbursement of expenses; county option.

(a)Except as provided in pars.

(c)and

(d), a county may seek reimbursement for any expenses incurred by the county in relation to the crime for which a person was sentenced to a county jail, or for which the person was placed on probation and confined in jail, as follows:

1. From each person who is or was a prisoner, not more than the actual per-day cost of maintaining that prisoner, as set by the county board by ordinance, for the entire period of time that the person is or was confined in the jail, including any period of pretrial detention.

2. To investigate the financial status of the person.