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KRS 431.215

Conveyance of prisoner to institution of confinement

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Campbell County v. Commonwealth (1988)

Most recently applied in Kentucky County Judge/Executive Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Justice Cabinet, Department of Corrections (August 1996)

Effective: July 15, 2014 History: Amended 2014 Ky

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(1) If the judgment imposes a sentence of death or confinement in the penitentiary, county jail or other institution, two (2) certified copies thereof shall be furnished forthwith to the sheriff who shall execute the same by delivering the defendant and a certified copy of the judgment to the person in charge of the penitentiary, jail or institution of confinement and making a written return thereof in the office of the circuit clerk within ten (10) days after the execution.

(2) When the judgment imposes a sentence of death or confinement in the penitentiary, the county in which the prisoner is incarcerated shall receive from the State Treasury a fee per day beginning on the day on which judgment was rendered and ending the day that the defendant is delivered to the penitentiary. The fee shall be paid to the county treasurer for use for the incarceration of prisoners as provided in KRS 441.025.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.