KRS 532.245: Credit for time spent in pretrial home incarceration.

(1) Time spent in pretrial home incarceration pursuant to KRS 431.517 shall be

credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed to the defendant upon

conviction. Notwithstanding KRS 532.200, a defendant who spent time in pretrial

home incarceration p ursuant to KRS 431.517 shall not be required to have

participated in a global positioning monitoring system program to receive credit.

Time credited under this section shall be calculated in accordance with KRS

532.120.

(2) Violation of the terms of pretri al home incarceration shall be deemed an

interruption of the defendant's home incarceration. The interruption shall begin at

the time of the violation and shall continue until a court revokes home incarceration

or otherwise acts on the violation. Time spent in pretrial home incarceration prior to

the violation shall be credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed

to the defendant upon conviction for the original charge.

(3) This section shall apply to defendants sentenced on or after July 12, 2012.