.010 Warrant for escaped or inadvertently-released convict -- Reward.
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440.010 Warrant for escaped or inadvertently-released convict -- Reward.
(1)
If a convict escapes from a penitentiary, or is inadvertently released prior to the
expiration of the sentence, the warden of that penitentiary shall issue a warrant
directed to all peace officers and other persons authorizing and requiring them to
capture and convey the convict to the penitentiary.
(2)
If a convict who is committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, but
is not actually confined in a facility operated by the Department of Corrections,
escapes, or is inadvertently released prior to the expiration of the sentence, the
commissioner of the Department of Corrections, or the commissioner's designee,
shall issue a warrant directed to all peace officers and other persons authorizing and
requiring them to capture and convey the convict to the penitentiary.
(3)
Any person who captures and conveys an escaped convict back to the penitentiary
shall be paid a reward of one hundred dollars ($100), and all reasonable expenses,
by the state out of appropriations for that purpose. The warden may employ persons
to go in pursuit of the convict, and they shall be paid a reasonable compensation for
their services.
(4)
Any officer who refuses or willfully neglects to obey the warrant of the warden shall
be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 334, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1996. -- Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1936.