KRS 197.170: Release of prisoner -- Parties to be notified -- Means of providing notice --

Posting of notice received by law enforcement officers.

(1) (a) The wardens of the state penitentiaries upon the release of any prisoner or

inmate from confinement shall immediately notify:

1. The Circuit Court, the Commonwealth's attorney of the district, and the

sheriff of the county where the inmate was sentenced;

2. The Circuit Court, the Commonwealth's attorney of the district, the

county attorney and sheriff of the coun ty, and the chief of police of the

city and county, to which the inmate is released; and

3. Any victim, as defined in KRS 421.500, who has requested that he or

she be notified on release of a particular inmate who victimized him or

her and who has forwarde d a current address and telephone number to

the Department of Corrections.

(b) The notice shall give the residence of the person released and the name of the

person to whom he or she was released. The provisions of KRS Chapter 202A

notwithstanding, the Dep artment of Corrections may release to the public the

information that a petition to involuntarily hospitalize a prisoner has been

filed concerning any inmate who is scheduled to be released from custody.

(2) Notice under subsection (1) of this section shal l be given by mail, fax, or electronic

means at the discretion of the Department of Corrections in a manner to insure

receipt.

(3) Notices received by sheriffs and chiefs of police shall be posted in a conspicuous

location where personnel employed by the d epartment may see it. Notices posted

under this subsection shall remain posted for not less than seven (7) days.