(a) When any county in which an institution of the Department of Correction is located shall incur expenses in connection with any legal proceedings involved or occasioned by any inmate of a penal institution, the county shall be entitled to reimbursement for such expenses from the Department of Correction Fund.
(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 Director of the Department of Correction within ninety (90) days after the expense is incurred.
(c) Upon receipt of the verified claims, the director shall pay the claim from funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the department.