Kentucky Statutes 49.450 – Contracts regarding crime — Money to be paid to Crime Victims Compensation Board — Disposition
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(1) Every person contracting with any person or the representative or assignee of any person accused or convicted of a crime in this state, with respect to the reenactment of such crime, by way of a movie, book, magazine article, radio, or television presentation, live entertainment of any kind, or from the expression of such person’s thoughts, feelings, opinions, or emotions regarding such crime, shall pay over to the Crime Victims Compensation Board any moneys which would otherwise, by terms of such contract, be owing to the person so accused or convicted or his representatives.
(2) After deducting all sums paid to the victim by the board, the board shall deposit such moneys in its accounts for the benefit of and payable to any victim of crimes committed by such person, provided that such person is eventually convicted of the crime and provided further that such victim, within five (5) years of the date of the crime, brings a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recovers a money judgment against such person or his or her representatives.
(3) Upon disposition of charges favorable to any person accused of committing a crime, or upon a showing by such person that five (5) years have elapsed from the board’s receipt of such funds and that such person has not been convicted of said crime and further that no actions are pending against such person in connection with the crime or pursuant to this section, the board shall immediately pay over any such moneys to such person.
(4) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the civil practice law and rules with respect to the timely bringing of an action, the five (5) year period provided for in subsection (2) of this section shall not begin to run until the board has received such moneys.
(5) Any action taken by any person convicted of a crime, whether by way of execution of a power of attorney, creation of corporate entities, or otherwise, to defeat the purpose of this section shall be null and void as against the public policy of this state.
(6) The failure of a person to pay moneys to the board in accordance with subsection (1) of this section shall create a debt due and owing to the board from that person and shall constitute a preferential lien to the state which may be collected by the board by civil process.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 52, effective June 29, 2021. — Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 45, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 1, effective June 17,
1978.
Formerly codified as KRS § 346.165.
(2) After deducting all sums paid to the victim by the board, the board shall deposit such moneys in its accounts for the benefit of and payable to any victim of crimes committed by such person, provided that such person is eventually convicted of the crime and provided further that such victim, within five (5) years of the date of the crime, brings a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recovers a money judgment against such person or his or her representatives.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 49.450
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) Upon disposition of charges favorable to any person accused of committing a crime, or upon a showing by such person that five (5) years have elapsed from the board’s receipt of such funds and that such person has not been convicted of said crime and further that no actions are pending against such person in connection with the crime or pursuant to this section, the board shall immediately pay over any such moneys to such person.
(4) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the civil practice law and rules with respect to the timely bringing of an action, the five (5) year period provided for in subsection (2) of this section shall not begin to run until the board has received such moneys.
(5) Any action taken by any person convicted of a crime, whether by way of execution of a power of attorney, creation of corporate entities, or otherwise, to defeat the purpose of this section shall be null and void as against the public policy of this state.
(6) The failure of a person to pay moneys to the board in accordance with subsection (1) of this section shall create a debt due and owing to the board from that person and shall constitute a preferential lien to the state which may be collected by the board by civil process.
Effective: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 52, effective June 29, 2021. — Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 45, effective June 29, 2017. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 1, effective June 17,
1978.
Formerly codified as KRS § 346.165.