12-41-701. Definitions.

12-41-701. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Board” means the county jail board, municipal jail board, or public instrumentality jail board, as the case may be, established by ordinance or resolution of the quorum court of the county or the governing body of the municipality or public instrumentality under the provisions of this subchapter; (2) “Bonds” means bonds, series of bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by and issued by a board pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter; (3)(A) “Construct” or “construction” means to acquire, construct, reconstruct, remodel, install, and equip any lands, buildings, structures, improvements, or other real, personal, or mixed property used in connection with a jail and to make other necessary expenditures in connection therewith, by such methods and in such manner as may be authorized by law. (B) “Construct” or “construction” also includes payment or provision for payment of expenses incidental thereto; (4)(A) “Expand” or “expansion” means to add, renovate, extend, or improve a jail and may include any necessary or appropriate remodeling or improvement to a present jail and shall include appropriate equipment and furnishings as determined by the board. (B) “Expand” or “expansion” also includes payment or provision for payment of expenses incidental to expansion; (5) “Fines” or “fines and penalties” means the fines, penalties, bonds against fines, court costs, filing fees, other court fees, and other sums payable by judicial order, statute, ordinance, or otherwise imposed by law and collected by a county, municipality, or public instrumentality or otherwise; (6)(A) “Jail” means a county jail or jails and jail facilities of a county, a municipal jail or jails and jail facilities of a municipality, or a public instrumentality jail or jails and jail facilities of a public instrumentality in this state. (B) “Jail” also means a jail constructed and operated under a cooperative agreement between any two (2) or more municipalities, counties, or public instrumentalities in any combination for the housing of their respective misdemeanant incarcerants and other incarcerants awaiting trial; (7) “Jail facilities” means all property of any nature, whether personal or real, tangible or intangible, related in any way to a jail and its functions; (8) “Municipality” means any city of the first class or city of the second class and any incorporated town in this state; (9) “Pledged revenues” means all revenues allocated by this subchapter to be pledged for the security and payment of the bonds; and (10) “Public instrumentality” means any public facilities board, regardless of whether formed by county or municipal ordinance, and any other governmental or political subdivision of this state.