47-5-934 - Extension of contracts for incarceration in event of disruption due to natural disaster.
§ 47-5-934. Extension of contracts for incarceration in event of disruption due to natural disaster.
If a regional facility authorized under Section 47-5-931 experiences a disruption in the housing of state inmates due to a natural disaster in which the Governor has declared a disaster emergency under the laws of this state or the President of the United States has declared an emergency or major disaster to exist in this state, notwithstanding the limitation prescribed in Section 47-5-933, the term of the contract entered into by the Department of Corrections and the board of supervisors of the involved county or counties may be extended for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
Sources: Laws, 2002, ch. 617, § 14, eff from and after July 1, 2002.