Kentucky Statutes 431.540 – Uniform schedule of amounts of bail in designated nonviolent Class D felonies, misdemeanors, and violations
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The Supreme Court may by rule or order prescribe a uniform schedule of amounts of bail in designated nonviolent Class D felonies, misdemeanors, and violations;
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when the amount of bail is fixed by such rule or order of the Supreme Court for a particular offense, the clerk of the court or other public officers so authorized by the court’s order shall accept cash bail in the prescribed amount or the deposit authorized by KRS § 431.530 and release the defendant to appear in accordance with the conditions of the bail bond. A receipt shall be delivered to the defendant for the bail so taken and within a reasonable time such bail shall be deposited with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense.
(2) A court may, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, refuse to set bail in the amount prescribed by such rule or order of the Supreme Court, but, in so doing, the court must set forth in writing its reasons for such refusal.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 186, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. — Created
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 7.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when the amount of bail is fixed by such rule or order of the Supreme Court for a particular offense, the clerk of the court or other public officers so authorized by the court’s order shall accept cash bail in the prescribed amount or the deposit authorized by KRS § 431.530 and release the defendant to appear in accordance with the conditions of the bail bond. A receipt shall be delivered to the defendant for the bail so taken and within a reasonable time such bail shall be deposited with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 431.540
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(2) A court may, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, refuse to set bail in the amount prescribed by such rule or order of the Supreme Court, but, in so doing, the court must set forth in writing its reasons for such refusal.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 186, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. — Created
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 7.