KRS § 23A.206 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 23A / Section 23A.206
23A.206 Additional costs imposed in criminal cases -- Funds distributed to local governments and counties -- Funds used for police, jails, and transport of prisoners
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23A.206 Additional costs imposed in criminal cases -- Funds distributed to local

governments and counties -- Funds used for police, jails, and transport of

prisoners.

(1) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "Local government" means a city, county, charter county, urban-county, or

consolidated local government; and

(b) "Police department" means a police department created by a local government

which employs one (1) or more officers certified pursuant to KRS 15.380 to

15.404.

(2) In criminal cases a fee of twenty dollars ($20) shall be added to the costs imposed

by KRS 23A.205 that the defendant is required to pay.

(3) The circuit clerk shall pay the funds from fees collected under this section to the

Finance and Administration Cabinet pursuant to KRS 23A.215 for distribution as

provided in subsection (5) of this section to local governments with police

departments or local governments that contract for police services, and to counties

with fiscal responsibilities for jails or the transporting of prisoners.

(4) All funds distributed to local governments shall be used for payment of expenses

for operation of the local government's police department or contracted police

services. All funds distributed to counties with fiscal responsibilities for jails or the

transporting of prisoners shall be used for the payment of costs associated with the

housing or transporting of prisoners.

(5) Payments shall be distributed quarterly by the Finance and Administration Cabinet

beginning October 1, 2004, as follows:

(a) Thirty percent (30%) of the total shall be distributed equally to all local

governments with police departments or that contract for police services;

(b) Fifty percent (50%) of the total shall be distributed to local governments with

police departments or local governments that contract for police services on a

per capita basis according to the number of certified police officers employed

by the police department on July 1 each year or providing services to the local

government pursuant to a contract on July 1 of each year. For purposes of this

subsection, each local government that contracts for police services shall be

considered to employ one (1) police officer for each sixty thousand dollars

($60,000) it expends during each fiscal year for police services under a written

contract; and

(c) Twenty percent (20%) of the total shall be distributed equally to counties with

fiscal responsibilities for jails or the transporting of prisoners.

(6) On or before August 1 of each year, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall

certify to the Finance and Administration Cabinet the number of certified police

officers employed by each local government.

(7) On or before August 1 of each year, each local government contracting for police

services shall certify to the Finance and Administration Cabinet the amount of

money expended for police services under a written contract during the previous

fiscal year.

(8) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall promulgate administrative

regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A deemed necessary for the administration

of this section.