1. (a) The state shall pay all costs of trial in a prosecution for an offense committed:

   1. (1) by an inmate of a state correctional facility; and
   2. (2) in the county in which the correctional facility is located.

2. (b) The costs of trial to be paid under this section include:

   1. (1) court fees; and

   2. (2) expenses incurred by the county sheriff in returning the defendant to the jurisdiction of the court and keeping the defendant in custody until trial.

      [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-2-4.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16.