2016 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 197 - PENITENTIARIES .170 Release of prisoner -- Parties to be notified -- Means of providing notice -- Posting of notice received by law enforcement officers.
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197.170 Release of prisoner -- Parties to be notified -- Means of providing notice -Posting of notice received by law enforcement officers.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
The wardens of the state penitentiaries upon the release of any prisoner or
inmate from confinement shall immediately notify:
1.
The Circuit Court, the Commonwealth's attorney of the district, and the
sheriff of the county where the inmate was sentenced;
2.
The Circuit Court, the Commonwealth's attorney of the district, the
county attorney and sheriff of the county, and the chief of police of the
city and county, to which the inmate is released; and
3.
Any victim, as defined in KRS 421.500, who has requested that he or
she be notified on release of a particular inmate who victimized him or
her and who has forwarded a current address and telephone number to
the Department of Corrections.
(b) The notice shall give the residence of the person released and the name of the
person to whom he or she was released. The provisions of KRS Chapter 202A
notwithstanding, the Department of Corrections may release to the public the
information that a petition to involuntarily hospitalize a prisoner has been
filed concerning any inmate who is scheduled to be released from custody.
Notice under subsection (1) of this section shall be given by mail, fax, or electronic
means at the discretion of the Department of Corrections in a manner to insure
receipt.
Notices received by sheriffs and chiefs of police shall be posted in a conspicuous
location where personnel employed by the department may see it. Notices posted
under this subsection shall remain posted for not less than seven (7) days.
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, secs. 96 and 121, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 435,
sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 293, sec. 1. -Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat.
sec. 3827-1.
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