217.841. Costs of investigation, how paid--deposit of reimbursement--fund, created--state treasurer, duties.

Costs of investigation, how paid--deposit of reimbursement--fund,created--state treasurer, duties.

217.841. 1. The costs of any investigations shall be paid from thereimbursements secured pursuant to the provisions of sections 217.825 to217.841. The investigative costs shall be presumed to be twenty percent ofthe reimbursements recovered, unless the attorney general shall demonstrateto the court otherwise. All reimbursements collected shall be paid to the"Inmate Incarceration Reimbursement Act Revolving Fund", which is herebyestablished in the state treasury. Moneys in the inmate incarcerationreimbursement act revolving fund shall be appropriated to the attorneygeneral in order to defray the costs of the attorney general in connectionwith his duties provided by sections 217.825 to 217.841; and all remainingbalances shall be appropriated to the department for purposes ofconstruction and operation of state correctional facilities. Theprovisions of section 33.080, RSMo, notwithstanding, moneys in the inmateincarceration reimbursement act revolving fund shall not lapse, betransferred or appropriated to or placed to the credit of the generalrevenue fund or any other fund of the state.

2. The state treasurer may determine the amount due the state for thecost of care of an offender and render statements thereof and such swornstatements shall be considered prima facie evidence of the amount due.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1340 & 1348 § 9, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)