KRS 29A.180: Responsibility for needs of jurors, transportation to view scene, security

personnel, equipment, and services.

(1) The sheriff or city police, as appropriate, shall be responsible for meals, housing,

and other incidental needs of grand jurors a nd petit jurors in Circuit Court and in

District Court when the jurors are kept overnight or otherwise sequestered when

ordered to do so by the judge of the court for which the jurors were summoned. The

expenses for these services shall be borne by the Fin ance and Administration

Cabinet and the officer shall be reimbursed in accordance with administrative

regulations issued by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, pursuant to KRS

Chapter 13A.

(2) The sheriff or city police, as appropriate, shall be respon sible for the transportation

of jurors and other authorized persons to views of the scene or other locations

authorized by the court pursuant to KRS 29A.310. In criminal cases the expenses

for these services shall be borne by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, and the

sheriff shall be reimbursed in accordance with administrative regulations issued by

the Finance and Administration Cabinet, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. Excepting

views conducted under the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky, in civil cases th ese

expenses shall be paid by the party requesting the viewing.

(3) The sheriff or city police, as appropriate, shall be responsible for providing any

specialized security personnel, equipment, and services which the judge, with the

consent of the Chief Justice, shall deem necessary for the conduct of a trial in which

the judge believes that special security precautions are necessary or desirable. The

expenses for these services shall be borne by the Finance and Administration

Cabinet, and the officer shall be reimbursed in accordance with administrative

regulations issued by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, pursuant to KRS

Chapter 13A. In such cases, the judge may also request the Chief Justice to provide

the services of the Department of Kentucky St ate Police to ensure proper security

precautions relating to the case.