Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 96a.2 - Procedure for requesting temporary transfer(a) A court may request that the Department temporarily transfer a State inmate for purposes of attending a judicial proceeding by forwarding to the Department's Office of Population Management at least 14 days prior to the date of the judicial proceeding, an order that does the following: (1) Directs the presence of the inmate at a judicial proceeding and determines that the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Pennsylvania does not permit the inmate's testimony or participation in the judicial proceeding to be conducted by videoconferencing technology and that the inmate's presence is required for the judicial proceeding.(2) Directs that the inmate be returned to the institution from which the inmate was temporarily transferred at the completion of the judicial proceeding.(b) Upon receipt of an order under subsection (a), the Department will transfer the inmate to the State correctional institution nearest to the location of the judicial proceeding that the Department determines to be of an appropriate security level to house the inmate. The Department will select an alternate, reasonably accessible State correctional institution to which to transfer the inmate if bed space limitations at the nearest State correctional institution prevent the inmate's transfer to that institution.(c) Annually, the Department will publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a notice setting forth the costs that will be charged to a county for transferring an inmate. Until publication of the next annual notice, the cost for transferring an inmate on one of the Department's regularly scheduled transports shall be $.23 per mile. The charge for transports that require special arrangements for medical, security or other reasons shall be the actual cost of transportation including, mileage, security and staffing. Upon request, the Department will provide a court with an estimate of the costs of a special transport.(d) An inmate may not request a transfer under the provisions of this chapter.(e) The mileage rate under subsection (c) shall be retroactive to January 1, 2024, and apply to billing periods beginning on or after that date.Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 30. July 27, 2024, effective 7/27/2024Publication by the Department will be codified in this section.