KRS 431.215: Conveyance of prisoner to institution of confinement.

(1) If the judgment imposes a sentence of death or confinement in the penitentiary,

county jail or other institution, two (2) certified copies thereof shall be furnished

forthwith to the sheriff who shall execute the same by delivering the defendant and

a certified copy of the judgment to the person in charge of the penitentiary, jail or

institution of confinement and making a written return thereof in the office of the

circuit clerk within ten (10) days after the execution.

(2) When the judgment imposes a sent ence of death or confinement in the penitentiary,

the county in which the prisoner is incarcerated shall receive from the State

Treasury a fee per day beginning on the day on which judgment was rendered and

ending the day that the defendant is delivered to the penitentiary. The fee shall be

paid to the county treasurer for use for the incarceration of prisoners as provided in

KRS 441.025.