KRS 441.085: Violation of regulations prohibited -- Department may seek court order --

Civil contempt penalty.

(1) No person responsible for the supervision or maintenance of a jail shall knowingly

cause or permit the facility to be operated in violation of the re gulations and laws of

this state pertaining to the health, safety, security, and operation of jails.

(2) When the department, pursuant to KRS 441.075, orders a county jailer, if it is

determined he is responsible, or the fiscal court, to correct or elimina te a violation

of any state regulation or law pertaining to the operations and maintenance of jails

and the county jailer or fiscal court does not take corrective action to the satisfaction

of the department within the time specified in the department's or der, the

commissioner of the department or his designee may request the Franklin County

Circuit Court to enforce the orders of the department. Any person who refuses to

obey the orders of the court shall be held in civil contempt.