KRS 441.137: Balance in inmate account or prisoner canteen account -- Return of

balance -- Abandoned moneys.

(1) For any moneys in an inmate account or prisoner canteen account of a jail that are

not returned to a prisoner at the time he or she is released from the jail, the jailer

shall transmit a check for the balance of the moneys by first class mail to the

released prisoner at his or her last known address. If the check is returned as

undeliverable, then the jailer shall attempt to contact the prisoner at a t elephone

number on file, if any, to arrange the return of the moneys. If the moneys are not

claimed after the jailer fulfills the requirements of this subsection, the moneys shall

be presumed abandoned after one (1) year after the date the check is mailed or, if an

attempt to call is made, the date of the phone call.

(2) Any abandoned moneys as set out in subsection (1) of this section shall, if in a

prisoner account, be transferred into the canteen account if these are two (2)

different accounts, or shall remain in the canteen account and be available for the

purposes set out in KRS 441.135.