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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 441.046: Persons in adult or juvenile detention facility to be fingerprinted -- Failure

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  1. KRS Chapter 441

of jailer to comply.

(1) All persons arrested or detained in any adult or juvenile detention facility shall be

fingerprinted prior to the person's release from custody. A copy of these fingerprints

shall be transmitted to the Department of Kentucky State Police for review.

(2) The jailer shall fingerprint persons for other law enforcement agencies.

(3) The jailer shall submit the fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky St ate Police

in the manner and at the time required by the Department of Kentucky State Police

through administrative regulation.

(4) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall notify the Department of

Corrections and the jailer, in writing, of the intent ional failure of a jailer to comply

with subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section. Upon the first receipt of the

notification of an intentional failure to comply with subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this

section, the Department of Corrections shall issue a formal written warning to the

jailer setting forth the consequences of continued intentional failure to comply with

subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section.

(5) If the jailer intentionally failed to comply with any fingerprinting requirements of

subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section, after being warned of such intentional

failure, the Department of Corrections shall have authority to withhold the state

contribution under KRS 441.206 and may require the jailer to return the state

contribution funds received under KRS 441.206 for any period in which he or she

intentionally failed to comply after being warned.

Collected 2026-09-05T20:59:55Z. Source file · JSON

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