If an inmate confined in any prison, facility, or program under the control of the Department of Corrections pursuant to § 1-15-1.4 , is ordered by the court to be present at a criminal proceeding or a sentence modification hearing pursuant to § 23A-27-19 , the prosecuting county shall transport the inmate to the proceeding or hearing. If an inmate is ordered by a court to be present at a hearing under § 26-7A-122 , the county where the hearing is held shall transport the inmate to the hearing. However, if the proceeding is for a criminal offense committed while the inmate was in a Department of Corrections institution, the Department of Corrections shall transport the inmate to the proceeding.
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