KRS 431.595: Assessment of repayment ordered as cost -- Time of repayment -- Court

clerk's duties.

(1) Upon an order to repay a reward or part of a reward under KRS 431.590, the court

shall assess this cost against the defendant in the same manner as other costs o f

prosecution are assessed against a defendant. The court shall order the defendant to:

(a) Pay the entire amount required when sentence is pronounced; or

(b) Pay the entire amount required at a later date specified by the court.

(2) After receiving a paym ent from a person ordered to make the payment under this

section, the clerk of the court shall:

(a) Make a record of the payment;

(b) Forward the payment to the designated crime stoppers organization; and

(c) Record the forwarding of the payment.