The commissioner may permit or prohibit the practice of smoking by the inmates of the penal institutions, regardless of the age of the inmates, when he believes the regulation will enhance or improve the discipline of the inmates of these institutions.
KRS 196.245
Commissioner may permit or prohibit smoking by inmates
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Lexington Fayette County Food & Beverage Ass'n v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (2004)
Most recently applied in Bullitt Fiscal Court v. Bullitt County Board of Health (June 2014)
Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.