(a) When any county in which a secured facility operated or contracted by a division of the Department of Corrections is located shall incur expenses in connection with any legal proceedings involved or occasioned by any inmate of the secured facility, the county shall be entitled to reimbursement for such expenses by the department.
(b) All claims by counties against the fund pursuant to this section shall be itemized, and the claims shall be verified by the county judge and presented to the department within ninety (90) days after the expense is incurred.
(c) Upon receipt of the verified claims, the department shall pay the claim.