KRS 23A.205: Court costs for criminal cases in Circuit Court -- Payment required --

Exceptions.

(1) Court costs for a criminal case in the Circuit Court shall be one hundred dollars

($100).

(2) The taxation of court costs against a defendant, upon conviction in a case,

shall be mandatory and shall not be subject to probation, suspension,

proration, deduction, or other form of nonimposition in the terms of a plea

bargain or otherwise, unless the court finds that the defendant is a poor person

as defined by KRS 453.190(2) and that he or she is unable to pay court costs

and will be unable to pay the court costs in the foreseeable future.

(3) If the court finds that the defendant does not meet the standard articulated in

subsection (2) of this section and that the defendant is nonetheless unable to

pay the full amount of the court costs, fees, or fines at the time of sentencing,

then the court may establish an installment payment plan in accordance with

KRS 534.020.