(A) Mutual aid and assistance agreements may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) statement of the services to be provided; (2) arrangements for the use of equipment and facilities; (3) records to be maintained on behalf of the receiving local detention facility; (4) authority of the providing facility manager to maintain control over the receiving local detention facility's inmates or other personnel; (5) terms of financial agreements between the parties; (6) duration, modification, and termination of the agreement; and (7) legal contingencies for any lawsuits or the payment of damages that arise from the provided services. (B) Nothing in this article requires a local detention facility to have a written mutual aid and assistance agreement, nor does it preclude mutual aid to take place absent a written agreement in the case of an emergency. HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 237, Section 93, eff June 11, 2010.
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