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HB 544 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to jail fees.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 22, 2022

Latest action (Feb 22, 2022) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 441.265 to require a conviction for the court to order a prisoner to reimburse a county for unpaid jail fees; require a conviction for a jailer to be able to bill and attempt to collect unpaid jail fees from a prisoner; and require any fees that were automatically deducted from a prisoner's account to be reimbursed if the prisoner's case does not result in a conviction.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Feb 22, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 22, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
Corrections ImpactCountiesCourtsCourts, CircuitCourts, DistrictCourts, FamilyCriminal ProcedureJails and JailersLocal Mandate

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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