KRS 24A.178: Additional fee for sex crime, stalking, or related inchoate offenses.

(1) In addition to fees created by KRS 24A.175, 24A.176, and 24A.1765, an

administrative fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be added to the costs that the

defendant is required to pay for the following crimes:

(a) A sex crime, meaning an offense described in:

1. KRS Chapter 510;

2. KRS 530.020;

3. KRS 530.064(1)(a);

4. KRS 531.310; and

5. KRS 531.320;

(b) Stalking, meaning conduct prohibited under KRS 508.130; and

(c) A criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit the

crimes set forth in this subsection.

(2) The first one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of each fee collected under this section

shall be placed into the general fund, and the remain der of the fee shall be allocated

by the clerk of the court on a quarterly basis to the Safe at Home Program fund

established in KRS 14.260 to be used solely to establish, operate, and maintain the

Safe at Home Program established in KRS 14.302.

(3) The court may waive all or any portion of the fee required by this section if the

court finds that a person subject to the surcharge is indigent or financially unable to

pay all or any portion of the surcharge. The court may waive only the portion of the

surcharge that the court finds the person is financially unable to pay.