AN ACT relating to jail fees.
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2022
Last action Feb 22, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Willner
DDemocratic
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