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2018 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 421 - WITNESSES
.530 Submission of victim impact statement to parole board -- Duties of parole board. (Effective November 6, 2018, if contingency met. See LRC note below.)

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 421.530 (2018)
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421.530 Submission of victim impact statement to parole board -- Duties of parole board. (Effective November 6, 2018, if contingency met. See LRC note below.) (1) (2) If a defendant is sentenced to a period of incarceration and his release is subject to the authority of the parole board, the victim may submit a written impact statement to the parole board that it shall consider when making a decision on the release of the defendant. The impact statement may contain, but need not be limited to, a description of the long-term consequences of the crime, including but not necessarily limited to, the physical, psychological and financial harm suffered by the victim, and whether the victim has applied for or received compensation for financial loss. Effective: November 6, 2018, if contingency met History: Repealed and reenacted 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 5, effective November 6, 2018, if contingency met. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 212, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. Legislative Research Commission Note (3/23/2018). 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 8, provides that the repeal and reenactment of this section in that Act "shall take effect only upon the ratification, in the general election of November 6, 2018, of a Constitutional amendment providing for the protection of crime victims' rights. If such an amendment is not ratified, this Act shall be void."
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