Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 11/20/2024
.005 Definitions for chapter.
.006 Renumbered as KRS 441.025.
.007 Renumbered as KRS 441.206.
.008 Renumbered as KRS 441.235.
.009 Renumbered as KRS 441.245.
.010 Renumbered as KRS 441.045.
.011 Renumbered as KRS 441.055.
.012 Renumbered as KRS 441.064.
.013 Renumbered as KRS 441.075.
.014 Renumbered as KRS 441.085.
.015 Renumbered as KRS 441.095.
.016 Renumbered as KRS 441.105.
.017 Renumbered as KRS 441.115.
.020 Renumbered as KRS 441.035.
.025 County responsibility for incarceration of prisoners.
.030 Renumbered as KRS 441.520.
.035 United States and cities may use county jails.
.040 Renumbered as KRS 441.530.
.045 Rules for jails -- Inspection by county judge/executive -- Medical, dental, and psychological care for prisoners -- Funds not to lapse -- Fee for use of jail medical facilities by state prisoner -- Payments to counties not to exceed Medicaid rate -- Transportation of prisoners for health care -- Responsibility for health care expenses.
.046 Persons in adult or juvenile detention facility to be fingerprinted -- Failure of jailer to comply.
.047 Psychiatric and similar services for criminal defendants.
.048 Screening for mental health risk issues upon admittance to detention.
.050 Renumbered as KRS 441.540.
.052 Insurance coverage of prisoner -- Subrogation of rights to Department of Corrections' contractee for medical and pharmaceutical services.
.053 Required use of the Department of Corrections' pharmacy plan and medical, dental, and psychological care access plan -- Waivers -- Appeal -- Reimbursement not to exceed Medicaid rate.
.055 Regulation of jails -- Adoption and revision of standards -- Classification of jails.
.057 Repealed, 1998.
.060 Renumbered as KRS 441.550.
.064 Responsibilities of department -- Jail inspections -- Access to jails -- Reports.
.065 Repealed, 1982.
.067 Renumbered as KRS 441.135.
.068 Renumbered as KRS 441.125.
.070 Repealed, 1982.
.075 Violation of regulations -- Orders and sanctions -- Procedures for orders.
.080 Repealed, 1982.
.085 Violation of regulations prohibited -- Department may seek court order -- Civil contempt penalty.
.090 Repealed, 1982.
.095 Appeals.
.100 Repealed, 1976.
.105 Reports to fiscal court and department by jailer.
.110 Repealed, 1982.
.111 Possession and use of cell phones by jailer, deputy jailers, attorneys, and non-lawyer assistants.
.115 Jail staff training program -- Jailer's training expense for allowance -- Eligibility for allowance.
.120 Repealed, 1982.
.125 Working of prisoners at community-service-related projects -- Written policy -- Prisoner's status not employment.
.127 Service credits for work in community service program or within jail, for receipt of GED or high school diploma, for participation in drug treatment program, for exceptionally meritorious service, or for good behavior -- Withdrawal of earned credits for misconduct.
.130 Repealed, 1982.
.135 Canteen for prisoners -- Use of profits -- Books of accounts -- Allowable expenditures -- Jail canteen account balance -- Calculation.
.137 Balance in inmate account or prisoner canteen account -- Return of balance -- Abandoned moneys.
.140 Repealed, 1982.
.141 Voluntary chaplain program.
.145 Access to religious publications or instructional materials.
.146 Operation of reentry center for eligible inmates.
.148 Administrative regulations prescribing standards for operation of reentry centers.
.150 Repealed, 1982.
.160 Repealed, 1982.
.170 Repealed, 1982.
.180 Repealed, 1974.
.190 Repealed, 1974.
.200 Repealed, 1982.
.205 Repealed, 1982.
.206 State contribution for jail -- Allocation -- Payments to be made annually -- Use of funds.
.207 Local corrections assistance fund.
.210 Repealed, 1982.
.215 Jail budget preparation.
.220 Repealed, 1982.
.225 Expenditures from jail budget -- Payment of jail personnel.
.230 Repealed, 1982.
.235 Jail accounts and financial records.
.240 Repealed, 1982.
.245 Salary for jailer who operates full-service jail -- Fiscal court to annually detail the duties and compensation of jailer not subject to salary schedule -- Jailer's quarterly reports.
.250 Repealed, 1982.
.255 Cost of incarceration when change of venue granted.
.260 Repealed, 1982.
.265 Required reimbursement by prisoner of costs of confinement -- Waiver of outstanding expenses and reimbursement if prisoner not convicted -- Local policy of fee and expense rates -- Adjustments to per diem rate -- Billing and collection methods.
.270 Repealed, 1982.
.280 Repealed, 1982.
.290 Repealed, 1982.
.300 Repealed, 1982.
.310 Repealed, 1982.
.320 Repealed, 1982.
.330 Repealed, 1976.
.410 Repealed, 1982.
.415 Definitions for KRS 441.420 to 441.450.
.420 Approval of construction plans required -- Department to pay for architectural plans and engineering services -- Fee schedule.
.430 Application, review, and approval of plans for new local correctional facility -- Delay of final decision -- Prerequisites for approval -- Review of architectural plans by department's jail consultants.
.440 Alterations of plans or construction restricted -- Exceptions.
.450 Approval required for remodeling or reconstruction of existing facilities -- When approval not required.
.500 Renumbered as KRS 441.510.
.505 Fiscal court to provide for transportation of prisoners -- Security requirements.
.510 Transporting to and from detention facility.
.520 Transfer of prisoners to secure jail -- Circuit Judge may order -- Agreement between originating jail and receiving jail -- Restrictions on receiving jail -- Transport by sheriff -- Review of transfer order by Circuit Judge.
.530 Manner of transfer -- Compensation of officers -- Computation of expenses.
.540 Prisoner transferred to penitentiary when violence threatened -- Officer's compensation.
.550 Expense of keeping and dieting prisoner transferred to penitentiary or reformatory -- Who pays.
.560 Transfer of prisoners for medical treatment.
.605 Definitions.
.610 Legislative intent -- Additional and alternative nature.
.615 Kentucky Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority -- Membership -- Corporate character -- Officers -- Staff -- Records.
.620 Valid signatures or facsimiles on bonds -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Bylaws -- Regulations.
.625 General powers of authority -- Authorization for revenue bonds and revenue bond anticipation notes.
.630 Contents of agreement between authority and local government -- Limits of authority's financial participation in projects.
.635 Leases between authority and local governments authorized -- Contents.
.640 Revenue bonds issued by authority -- Limits on first issue -- Provisions for delivery of bond or note certificates.
.645 Revenue bonds are not debt of Commonwealth.
.650 Trust indenture to secure bonds.
.655 Rights and remedies of bondholders.
.660 Status of authority's bonds as investments.
.665 Authority may issue revenue refunding bonds -- Purposes.
.670 Application of authority's revenues -- Purposes.
.675 Authority's property, income, revenues and bonds are tax-exempt.
.680 Conveyance of property by authority.
.685 Local Correctional Facilities Construction Authority fund -- Use of funds -- Investments.
.690 Projects exempt from KRS 56.440 to 56.540 and KRS 45A.045.
.695 Reports of authority -- Audits -- Authority's audits to be public records.
.800 Creation of regional jail authority -- Powers of authority.
.810 Composition of authority -- Appointment -- Terms.
.820 Court facilities in regional jail.
.840 Department of Corrections protocol -- Local and regional jail plans -- Failure to meet standards.
.990 Penalties.