Kentucky Statutes 35.055 – Place of confinement — Reports and receiving of prisoners
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(1) If a person subject to this code is confined before, during, or after trial, confinement shall be in a civilian or military confinement facility.
(2) No person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to the person’s charge by a commissioned officer of the state military forces, when the committing officer furnishes a statement, signed by the officer, of the offense charged against the prisoner, unless otherwise authorized by law.
(3) Every person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after that commitment or as soon as he or she is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against the prisoner, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 15, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 4, effective Jul 15, 1986. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch.
99, sec. 10, effective July 1, 1954.
(2) No person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to the person’s charge by a commissioned officer of the state military forces, when the committing officer furnishes a statement, signed by the officer, of the offense charged against the prisoner, unless otherwise authorized by law.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.055
- Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Military: refers to any or all of the Armed Forces. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- State military forces: means the Kentucky National Guard as defined in Title 32 of the United States Code and as organized under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(3) Every person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after that commitment or as soon as he or she is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against the prisoner, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 15, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 239, sec. 4, effective Jul 15, 1986. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch.
99, sec. 10, effective July 1, 1954.