The governing body of a county correctional institution or, where applicable, the county commissioners, may, by resolution which shall establish rates and qualifications, authorize the chief administrator to collect a reasonable amount from inmates incarcerated only on weekends or other short periods each week.
61 Pa.C.S. § 1757
Collection from certain inmates
Known as the Prisons and Parole Code
The act spans §§ 61-101 to 61-7301 (235 sections).
Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.