Rule 37.66 Sentence of Incarceration - Transcript to Corrections Official

When a judge sentences someone to jail or another form of incarceration, the court clerk has to send an official copy of that decision to the corrections official in charge of holding the person. This document must show the judgment and sentence, and it must also list any credit the person already earned for time they already spent in custody before sentencing.

Once the corrections official gets this paperwork, they must follow it exactly. That means putting the person in the correct detention facility or transferring them to wherever the court's order says they should go. This rule makes sure jail time is tracked correctly and that corrections officials act based on official, certified paperwork instead of guesswork or informal notice.