2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 532 CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF OFFENSES -- AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION
532.352 Reimbursement for costs of incarceration.

Download as PDF 532.352 Reimbursement for costs of incarceration. (1) (2) (3) The sentencing court may order a person who is sentenced to a term of incarceration for any nonstatus juvenile offense, moving traffic violation, criminal violation, misdemeanor, or Class D felony offense to reimburse the state or local government for the costs of his incarceration. The reimbursements paid under this subsection shall be credited to the local government sinking fund. The sentencing court shall determine the amount of incarceration costs to be paid based on the following factors: (a) The actual per diem, per person, cost of incarceration; (b) The cost of medical services provided to a prisoner less any copayment paid by the prisoner; and (c) The prisoner's ability to pay all or part of his incarceration costs. Reimbursement of incarceration costs shall be paid by the defendant directly to the jailer in the amount specified by written order of the court. Incarceration costs owed to the Department of Corrections shall be paid through the circuit clerk. Effective: August 1, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 33, effective August 1, 2002. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 178, effective July 15, 1998.