KRS 500.110: Trial of prisoner on untried indictment within 180 days after prisoner's

request for final disposition.

Whenever a person has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a penal or correctional

institution of this state, and whenever during the continuance of the term of imprisonment

there is pending in any jurisdiction of this state any untried indictment, information or

complaint on the basis of which a detainer has been lodged against the prisoner, he shall

be brought to trial within one hundred and eigh ty (180) days after he shall have caused to

be delivered to the prosecuting officer and the appropriate court of the prosecuting

officer's jurisdiction written notice of the place of his imprisonment and his request for a

final disposition to be made of the indictment, information or complaint; provided that for

good cause shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the court

having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance.