Indiana § 36-2-13-17.4 - Incarceration fees prohibited unless the payor has been convicted of a crime for which the payor was incarcerated or held in jail
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§ 36-2-13-17.4. Incarceration fees prohibited unless the payor has been convicted of a crime for which the payor was incarcerated or held in jail
Sec. 17.4. A sheriff or an employee of a jail may not charge an individual a fee for the individual to be incarcerated or held in a jail unless the individual has been convicted of a crime for which the individual was incarcerated or held in the jail.
As added by P.L.83-2008, SEC.13.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-2-13-17.4 ("Incarceration fees prohibited unless the payor has been convicted of a crime for which the payor was incarcerated or held in jail") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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