AN ACT relating to county jails.
Summary
Amend KRS 441.265 to add that the requirement for a prisoner to reimburse the county for jail fees is to start from the prisoner's booking date; require a county jail to clear a prisoner of any outstanding expenses and to reimburse any expenses already paid if the prisoner's case does not result in a conviction; allow the Department of Corrections to annually adjust the maximum per diem for room and board based on the Consumer Price Index; allow jails to automatically deduct 100% of an initial deposit and 50% of subsequent deposits in a prisoner's account for owed jail fees.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2022
Last action Feb 28, 2022
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ralph Alvarado
RRepublican
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