Kentucky Statutes 441.450 – Approval required for remodeling or reconstruction of existing facilities — When approval not required
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(1) Any political subdivision, combination of subdivisions, or regional jail authority desiring to remodel or reconstruct an existing local correctional facility wherein the construction will involve physical change of the structure shall obtain the approvals required by KRS § 441.420 to KRS § 441.440 and shall reconstruct or modify the local correctional facility in accordance with the approval.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, existing local correctional facilities may be renovated without the approval of the construction authority.
(3) (a) If the renovation includes an increase in the square footage of an existing local correctional facility to add prisoner bed space, that renovation shall be deemed an expansion and shall require the approval of the construction authority as provided in KRS § 441.420 to KRS § 441.450.
(b) If the renovation includes an increase in the square footage of an existing local correctional facility, the authority shall not approve the application unless the resulting renovation of the local correctional facility results in a facility with a bed capacity of one hundred fifty (150) inmate beds or more.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 18, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 81, effective June 8, 2011. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
294, sec. 5.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, existing local correctional facilities may be renovated without the approval of the construction authority.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 441.450
- Prisoner: means any person confined in jail pursuant to any code, ordinance, law, or statute of any unit of government and who is:
(a) Charged with or convicted of an offense. See Kentucky Statutes 441.005 - Regional jail: means a jail which is:
(a) Owned and operated by one (1) county and, on a regular basis, holds prisoners for another county or for the state. See Kentucky Statutes 441.005
(3) (a) If the renovation includes an increase in the square footage of an existing local correctional facility to add prisoner bed space, that renovation shall be deemed an expansion and shall require the approval of the construction authority as provided in KRS § 441.420 to KRS § 441.450.
(b) If the renovation includes an increase in the square footage of an existing local correctional facility, the authority shall not approve the application unless the resulting renovation of the local correctional facility results in a facility with a bed capacity of one hundred fifty (150) inmate beds or more.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 18, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 81, effective June 8, 2011. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
294, sec. 5.