(1) No political subdivision of this Commonwealth, combination of subdivisions, or regional jail authority shall build a new local correctional facility unless:
(a) The facility meets the approval or complies with the standards and administrative regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to KRS

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 441.420

  • branch budget: means an enactment by the General Assembly which provides appropriations and establishes fiscal policies and conditions for the biennial financial plan for the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch, which shall include a separate budget bill for the Transportation Cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Kentucky Statutes 441.005
  • 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

441.055;
(b) The construction results in a new facility with:
1. A minimum capacity of one hundred fifty (150) prisoner beds; or
2. If a larger facility is needed, more than one hundred fifty (150) prisoner beds in fifty (50) bed increments; and
(c) Construction of the local correctional facility is approved by the construction authority.
(2) Final authority for approval of plans for the construction of a local correctional facility, or an addition to a local correctional facility shall rest with the construction authority.
(3) The department shall pay for the architectural plans and engineering services associated with any new local correctional facility approved by the construction authority.
(4) The department may promulgate administrative regulations to create a fee schedule for architectural plans and engineering services required for the construction of local correctional facilities. A sample fee schedule for architectural plans and engineering services may be developed by a committee consisting of department personnel, architects, and construction managers.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 69, sec. 12, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 15, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 78, effective June 8, 2011. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 124, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 385, sec. 44, effective July 1,
1982. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 294, sec. 2.
2022-2024 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2022 Ky. Acts ch.
199, Pt. I, H, 5, a, (1) at 1685.