Parent or guardian to reimburse county for support of child during detention in local or regional facility for detention of children; civil remedy.
1. If a child is detained other than pursuant to a court order in a local or regional facility for the detention of children, the county that has detained the child is entitled to reimbursement from the parent or guardian of the child for all money expended by the county for the support of the child during the period of the child’s detention.
2. If the parent or guardian of the child fails or refuses to reimburse the county, the board of county commissioners may recover from the parent or guardian, by appropriate legal action, all money due plus interest thereon at the rate of 7 percent per annum.
Last modified: February 25, 2006