TITLE 20

STATE PRISON AND COUNTY JAILS

CHAPTER 6

COUNTY JAILS

20-611.  temporary guards. A county sheriff may hire a temporary guard or private security service to assist in the protection of the county jail, to transport inmates from one location to another, or to safely keep prisoners at a location such as a hospital, hospice care, or long-term care facility when required. The provisions of this section shall not confer onto any such hired person the powers of a peace officer or county detention officer.

History:

[20-611, added 2022, ch. 281, sec. 1, p. 893.]