In addition to the twenty dollar ($20) fee created by KRS 23A.206, in criminal cases a ten dollar ($10) fee shall be added to the costs imposed by KRS 23A.205 that the defendant is required to pay. The first five dollars ($5) of each fee collected under this section shall be placed into the general fund, and the remainder of the fee shall be allocated to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the implementation and operation of a telephonic behavioral health jail triage system as provided in KRS 210.365 and 441.048.
KRS 23A.2065
Additional fees for criminal cases -- Allocation to general fund and telephonic behavioral health jail triage system
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Maynes v. Commonwealth (2012)
Most recently applied in Maynes v. Commonwealth (March 2012)
Effective: July 1, 2008 History: Amended 2008 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.