SB302

AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities.

Introduced·2/27/26
Bill Text

Kentucky SB302 amends jail procedures for individuals facing threatened violence or public indignation.

Kentucky SB302 allows Circuit Judges to transfer individuals facing threatened violence or public indignation from local jails to state penitentiaries for safekeeping. The District Judge can exercise these powers in the Circuit Judge's absence. The officer responsible for the transfer is entitled to actual expenses and a daily fee. The Circuit or District Judge approves and pays these fees from the county's treasury.

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History

Feb 27

Senate

introduced in Senate

Feb 27

Senate

to Committee on Committees (S)