2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 431 - GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS 431.452 Prepayment of fines subject to certain conditions.
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431.452 Prepayment of fines subject to certain conditions.
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An offense which is designated as subject to prepayment by specific statutory
designation may be prepaid by the violator subject to the terms and conditions
of the statute involved.
When an offense that is not designated as subject to prepayment by specific
statutory designation is cited on the same citation with another offense that is
subject to prepayment, the officer shall cite the violator to court for all cited
offenses. However, if the offense for which prepayment is not allowed is
dismissed by the judge prior to the court date listed on the citation, the offense
subject to prepayment by specific statutory designation may be prepaid by the
violator, and the violator shall not be required to appear in court.
An offense which is designated as subject to prepayment is subject to the
following conditions:
(a) Designation as subject to prepayment does not preclude a physical arrest
by a peace officer for that offense;
(b) Designation as subject to prepayment shall preclude a requirement that
the defendant make a court appearance on a uniform citation;
(c) Except as provided for in KRS 189.990(26), for any offense designated
as subject to prepayment, the defendant may elect to pay the minimum
fine for the offense plus court costs to the circuit clerk before the date of
his trial or be tried in the normal manner, unless the citation is marked for
mandatory court appearance pursuant to KRS 431.015 or subsection (2)
of this section, except that the fine for violations of KRS 189.221,
189.222, 189.226, 189.270, or 189.271 shall be in accordance with KRS
189.990(2)(a) and the defendant shall not be allowed to pay the minimum
fine as otherwise allowed by this paragraph; and
(d) Prepayment of the fine and costs shown on the citation or accompanying
schedule shall be considered as a plea of guilty for all purposes.
When a peace officer issues a uniform citation and no physical arrest is made
he or she shall, where the citation is designated as subject to prepayment,
mark the citation as "PAYABLE", except as provided in KRS 431.015 or
subsection (2) of this section.
The Administrative Office of the Courts, after consultation with the Department
of Kentucky State Police, the Transportation Cabinet, the Division of Forestry,
the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, and a representative of law
enforcement shall develop a prepayable fine and cost schedule and a uniform
statewide instruction sheet for the Commonwealth.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2008. -Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 313, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 11, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky.
Acts ch. 512, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 26,
sec. 5, effective March 3, 1978.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95,
relating to the creation and organization of the Commerce Cabinet, instructs the
Reviser of Statutes to correct statutory references to agencies and officers
whose names have been changed in that Act. Such a correction has been made
in this section.
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