§ 10-304. County institutions  


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  •    (a) Hospitals and homeless shelters. -- A county may establish, maintain, and control hospitals, homeless shelters, and other similar institutions in the county.

    (b) Courthouses. -- A county may establish and maintain courthouses.

    (c) Local correctional or detention facilities and juvenile facilities. -- A county may:

       (1) establish and maintain local correctional or detention facilities and juvenile facilities;

       (2) regulate all individuals confined in the facilities; and

       (3) make appropriate provisions for females and juveniles.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25A, § 5(C); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.