64.070 Officers conveying prisoners. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 2 64.070 Officers conveying prisoners. (1) (a) Except as provided in KRS 441.540, an officer conveying a prisoner to the penitentiary shall be paid out of the State Treasury the rate per mile paid state
employees for official travel in privately-owned vehicles, as established by
administrative regulation of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, pursuant
to KRS Chapter 13A, to be calculated by the nearest traveled route, and shall
be paid all actual necessary expenses for feeding, lodging and transporting the
prisoner; (b) Upon the production of the receipt of the warden of the penitentiary for the delivery of a prisoner, and a complete verified account of all expenses
incurred, giving the names of the guards employed and distance traveled, the
Finance and Administration Cabinet shall audit the account of the officer for
conveying the prisoner and, if found correct, draw a warrant for its payment. (2) (a) For conveying a prisoner charged with a felony from one (1) county to another, an officer shall receive the same mileage and expenses allowed for
conveying a prisoner to the penitentiary, to be paid out of the State Treasury
except as provided in KRS 441.530; (b) Upon the production of the receipt of the jailer of the county to which the prisoner is transferred, and a complete verified account of all expenses
incurred, giving the names of the guards employed and the distance traveled,
the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall audit the account of the officer
for conveying the prisoner and if found correct shall draw a warrant for its
payment. (3) (a) For arresting a person charged with a misdemeanor upon a warrant issued from another county, and conveying the person to the county jail of the county
from which the warrant issued, an officer shall be paid out of the county
treasury of the county from which the warrant was issued the same mileage
and expenses allowed for conveying a prisoner to the penitentiary; (b) The officer shall present to the county judge/executive of the county from which the warrant issued a verified and itemized statement of his mileage and
expenses and the county judge/executive shall direct the county treasurer to
pay the same out of the county treasury. (4) For conveying a prisoner charged with a felony to the jail of the county in which he was arrested, an officer shall be paid out of the State Treasury the rate per mile paid
state employees for official travel in privately-owned vehicles, as established by
administrative regulation of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, adopted
pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, for each mile traveled in going and returning. (5) The number of guards employed in conveying prisoners to the penitentiary or from one (1) county to another shall not exceed one (1) for every two (2) prisoners.
Where only one (1) prisoner is conveyed no guard shall be employed, except that
the Circuit Judge may appoint one (1) guard for each prisoner to the nearest railroad
station. Effective: July 15, 1994 Page 2 of 2 History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 508, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 374, sec. 16, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts
ch. 162, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts
ch. 12, sec. 12, effective January 1, 1978; and ch. 14, sec. 28, effective January 2,
1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Recodified 1942 Ky.
Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 164, 354, 361,
363, 1728, 2046.