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215.570 Violation of court order -- Penalties.
(1)
(2)
If the court, subsequent to an order of the court as described in KRS
215.560(2), finds a person in violation of that order, the defendant shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in
subsection (2) of this section. If, however, a course of treatment for active
tuberculosis in an inpatient facility or less restrictive treatment alternative is
available and is recommended by the cabinet, the court may prescribe a
course of treatment in lieu of penalties, and place the defendant on probation.
Failure to enter the facility as prescribed, departure from the facility against
medical advice, or failure to adhere to a less restrictive treatment alternative
shall be grounds for immediate revocation of probation.
A person who is found to be in violation of an order issued by the court under
KRS 215.560(2) shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or shall be imprisoned for not less
than six (6) nor more than twelve (12) months, or both.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1996. -Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1) and (3). -- Created 1970 Ky.
Acts ch. 133, sec. 8.
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