For the purposes of this article: (1) 'Reserve detention officer' means a person assigned part-time detention officer duties without being regularly assigned to full-time detention officer duties and who serves in that capacity without compensation. (2) 'Director' means the detention director, jail administrator, or other manager employed for the operation of a county, municipal, or multijurisdictional local detention facility. (3) 'Responsible authority' means the sheriff, county administrator, mayor, city manager, or other appropriate official who has legal responsibility for the management of a local detention facility within a particular jurisdiction. HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 62, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 237, Section 48, eff June 11, 2010.
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