North Carolina § 143B-820 - State subsidy to county detention facilities.
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§ 143B-820. State subsidy to county detention facilities.
The Section shall administer a State subsidy program to pay a county that provides juvenile detention services and meets State standards a certain per diem per juvenile. In general, this per diem should be fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of caring for a juvenile from within the county and one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of caring for a juvenile from another county. Any county placing a juvenile in a detention facility in another county shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of caring for the juvenile to the Section. The Section may vary the exact funding formulas to operate within existing State appropriations or other funds that may be available to pay for juvenile detention care. History (1998-202, ss. 1(b), 2(f); 1998-217, s. 57(3); 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1( l ), (t); 2017-186, s. 1(t6).) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 143B-530 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.19 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t), effective January 1, 2012. It was subsequently renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t) recodified Article 12 of Chapter 143B as Part 3 of Article 5A of Chapter 143B . Article 5A was renumbered as Article 13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1( l ), effective January 1, 2012, substituted "Division" for "Department" throughout the section. Session Laws 2017-186, s. 1(t6), effective December 1, 2017, substituted "Section" for "Division" throughout the section.
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