Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-103
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-103, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 7, “Criminal Procedure.”
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Notice of sentence; transportation to institution; maintenance of prisoner in county jail
Official statutory text
(a) If a person is sentenced to the custody of the department of corrections to serve a term of imprisonment in a state penal institution, the sheriff shall notify the department of corrections and the warden of the Wyoming medium correctional institution or the Wyoming women's center.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the director of the department of corrections shall arrange for the transportation of the person to a state penal institution, at state expense, within ten (10) days after notification by the sheriff that the judgment and sentence has been signed by the judge. The court shall notify the sheriff immediately upon signing of the sentence by the judge. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, prior to being transported to the institution the prisoner shall be maintained in the county jail at the expense of the county.
(c) Upon agreement of the sheriff and the director of the department of corrections, the prisoner may be maintained at the county jail at an agreed per diem rate to be paid by the department for an additional period of not more than thirty (30) days after expiration of the ten (10) days provided by subsection (b) of this section. The department shall pay for any medical treatment of the prisoner, other than for conditions demanding immediate medical attention which can be treated at the county jail and other than medical treatment for which the county is liable under W.S. 18-6-303(c)(i), which is provided after the judgment and sentence is signed by the judge. Except for emergency medical treatment, no treatment which is the responsibility of the department under this subsection shall be provided without the prior approval of the department.
(d) The sheriff shall furnish the department of corrections and the warden of the Wyoming state penitentiary or the Wyoming women's center with a copy of the judgment and sentence imposed.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the director of the department of corrections shall arrange for the transportation of the person to a state penal institution, at state expense, within ten (10) days after notification by the sheriff that the judgment and sentence has been signed by the judge. The court shall notify the sheriff immediately upon signing of the sentence by the judge. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, prior to being transported to the institution the prisoner shall be maintained in the county jail at the expense of the county.
(c) Upon agreement of the sheriff and the director of the department of corrections, the prisoner may be maintained at the county jail at an agreed per diem rate to be paid by the department for an additional period of not more than thirty (30) days after expiration of the ten (10) days provided by subsection (b) of this section. The department shall pay for any medical treatment of the prisoner, other than for conditions demanding immediate medical attention which can be treated at the county jail and other than medical treatment for which the county is liable under W.S. 18-6-303(c)(i), which is provided after the judgment and sentence is signed by the judge. Except for emergency medical treatment, no treatment which is the responsibility of the department under this subsection shall be provided without the prior approval of the department.
(d) The sheriff shall furnish the department of corrections and the warden of the Wyoming state penitentiary or the Wyoming women's center with a copy of the judgment and sentence imposed.
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