[Adopted 8-9-2006 by Ord.
No. 06-02]
At, and in accordance with, the request of the Township Board, the Chief of Police shall forward to the Township Board a list containing the name of each sentenced inmate and each pretrial detainee whose prosecution resulted in conviction from whom reimbursement may be sought under §
323-1, the term of sentence or the period of pretrial detention, and the date of admission to the Township jail, or county jail, or any other jail facility, together with information regarding the financial status of each inmate, as required by the Township Board.
The Township Board may investigate or cause to be investigated all the reports under §
323-2, furnished by the Chief of Police, for the purpose of securing reimbursement as provided for under this article.
The Township shall not enforce any judgment obtained under this
article by means of execution against the homestead of the defendant.
The sentencing judge and the sheriff of any county in which
an inmate's property is located shall furnish to the attorney
for the Township all information and assistance possible to enable
the attorney to secure reimbursement for the Township under this article.
The reimbursements secured under this article shall be credited
to the general fund of the Township to be available for general fund
purposes. The Township Treasurer may determine the amount due the
Township under this article and render sworn statements thereof. These
sworn statements shall be considered prima facie evidence of the amount
due.
[Adopted 6-8-2011 by Ord.
No. 11-01]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
AMBULANCE SERVICE
The use of an authorized vehicle for transportation, or transportation
and treatment, on an emergency basis, of patients.
EMERGENCY
A condition or situation in which an individual declares
a need for immediate medical attention, or where such need is declared
by emergency medical personnel or a public safety official.
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN CUSTODY
Any person held in custody, confined or incarcerated by the
Township, including but not limited to individuals who are:
D.
Escaped from confinement;
E.
Under supervised release;
G.
Residing in a mental health facility or halfway house;
H.
Living under home detention; or
I.
Confined completely or partially in any way under a penal statute
or rule.
Individuals who are in custody shall be solely responsible for
the payment of any medical services rendered to, and received by,
that individual during the course of his or her confinement with the
Township, or at the Township's or court's direction, including
without limitations, transportation by ambulance service or otherwise,
to and from a medical treatment facility, and any treatment deemed
necessary by his or her treating physician, whether or not requested
by the individual in custody and shall be required to reimburse the
Township, in full for any fees or charges incurred for such services,
if not paid directly to medical facility or practitioner by the individual
in custody or his or her insurance carrier.