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KRS Chapter 196.00


  • .010   Definitions for chapter.

  • General Provisions

  • .020   Repealed, 1974.

  • .025   Repealed, 1974.

  • .026   Organizational units of Department of Corrections.

  • .030   Functions of Department of Corrections.

  • .031   Employment of personnel -- Annual report.

  • .032   Department's objectives.

  • .035   Powers and duties of secretary.

  • .037   Department personnel to have powers of peace officers.

  • .040   Repealed, 1974.

  • .045   Administrative regulations for restoration of civil rights to eligible felony offenders.

  • .050   Repealed, 1950.

  • .060   Repealed, 1950.

  • .065 .   Forensic psychiatric facility -- Initiation of mental hospitalization proceedings against inmate.

  • .070   Duties of commissioner of Department of Corrections -- Training programs.

  • .073   Governor's authority to authorize commissioner to consent to transfer of convicted offenders under federal treaty.

  • .075   Probation and parole functions.

  • .076   Probation and parole officer salary improvement program.

  • .080   Repealed, 1952.

  • .081   Renumbered as KRS 196.701.

  • .090   Repealed, 1962.

  • .091   Online system based on state statistics of offenders for use in plea negotiations and sentencing.  (Effective July 1, 2013)

  • .093   Duties of Department of Corrections in regard to centralized criminal history record information system.

  • .097   Department of Corrections to update database within thirty days of receipt of information from certain levels.

  • .099   Photographic record of inmates.

  • .100   Repealed, 1962.

  • .110   Department to study crime prevention methods -- Encourage employment of inmates.

  • .111   Evidence-based practices to be used in treatment and intervention programs -- Standards -- Funding restrictions.  

  • .120   Department may acquire farm lands.

  • .130   University to investigate lands that department wishes to acquire.

  • .135   Compliance with KRS 100.361(2) required, when.

  • .140   Condemnation by department.

  • .150   Department may use money received from federal government.

  • .160   Appointment of personnel for each institution -- Dress and grooming requirements -- Contributions to hazardous duty retirement program -- Career retention program.

  • .165   Purchase of liability insurance for department's health care professionals.

  • .167   Transfer of employees, property, and records associated with inmate education from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to the department -- Employee benefits.

  • .170   Repealed, 1962.

  • .171   Corrections personnel to take educational course on AIDS.

  • .180   Duties of warden -- Removal -- Expungement of dismissed or voided disciplinary reports.

  • .190   Duties of receiver.

  • .200   Repealed, 1962.

  • .210   Members of board not to recommend employees -- Officers to be selected for merit.

  • .220   Employees in institutions exempt from attendance as witnesses.

  • .230   Officers not to sell to institutions -- Additional compensation and gifts forbidden.

  • .240   Repealed, 1994

  • .245   Commissioner may permit or prohibit smoking by inmates.

  • .250   Repealed, 1978.

  • .260   Repealed, 1978.

  • .270   Centralized canteen operation -- Management -- Use of proceeds.

  • .280   Notification of release of person from penitentiary, facility for youthful offenders, regional jail, or county jail -- Escape.

  • .285   Intensive secured substance abuse recovery program.

  • .286   Measurement and documentation of cost savings from 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, secs. 5 to 22 -- Average cost of incarceration -- Savings to benefit treatment programs -- Budget requests and enactments.

  • .287   Portion of savings identified in KRS 196.286 to be used to expand treatment programs in existing state penal institutions.

  • .288   Measurement and documentation of cost savings resulting from 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2 -- Reinvestment or distribution of savings -- Determination of average cost of incarceration and probation and parole services -- Budget allocations.

  • .350   Repealed, 1952.

  • .360   Repealed, 1952.

  • .370   Repealed, 1952.

  • .380   Repealed, 1952.

  • .390   Repealed, 1952.

  • .400   Repealed, 1952.

  • .410   Repealed, 1952.

  • .420   Repealed, 1952.

  • .430   Repealed, 1952.

  • .440   Repealed, 1950 and 1952.

  • .450   Repealed, 1952.

  • .460   Repealed, 1978.

  • .470   Repealed. 1978.

  • .480   Repealed, 1962.

  • .490   Repealed, 1978.

  • .510   Repealed, 1962.

  • .520   Repealed, 1962.

  • .530   Repealed, 1962.

  • .540   Repealed, 1962.

  • .550   Repealed, 1962.

  • Interstate Corrections Compact

  • .610   Interstate Corrections Compact.  

  • .620   Commissioner's powers as to compact.

  • Community Corrections Programs

  • .700   Definitions for KRS 196.700 to 196.735.

  • .701   Kentucky State Corrections Commission -- Membership.

  • .702   Functions of the commission.

  • .703   Inspection powers of commission.

  • .705   Administration of programs by Kentucky State Corrections Commission -- Purposes of programs.

  • .710   Awarding of grants -- Criteria.

  • .715   Services for targeted offenders -- Assessment of victims' needs.

  • .720   Plan requirements.

  • .725   Community corrections boards -- Membership -- Meetings -- Duties.

  • .730   Restriction on use of funds.

  • .731   Pilot projects to grant performance incentive funding to community corrections programs -- Annual calculations of cost savings of state funds.

  • .732   Community corrections funds -- Deposit of state funds saved via pilot projects -- Purposes of appropriated funds.

  • .735   Annual evaluation -- Renewal or continuation of programs.

  • .736   Annual report on implementation of pilot projects instituted pursuant to KRS 196.731.

  • Penalties

  • .990   Penalties.

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