The department, under the direction of the commissioner, shall exercise the functions vested in the department relating to probation and parole. The commissioner shall promulgate administrative regulations governing parolees and shall have the same powers of arrest as probation and parole officers.
Effective: June 26, 2007
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 196.075

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Commissioner: means commissioner of the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 196.010
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 225, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 22, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(15), (19). — Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 5.

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