KRS 441.035: United States and cities may use county jails.

The United States may use the jail of any county, and any city may use the jail of the

county in which the city is located for the incarceration of prisoners charged with or

convicted of violations of the city's ordinances, by paying the county the fees se t by

agreement with the fiscal court for the type of services rendered. Any jailer shall receive

and confine in jail, until lawfully discharged, persons committed under the laws of the

United States or for a violation of the ordinances of any city within the county.