{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-189a.045","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 189A.045","heading":"Enrollment in alcohol or substance abuse education or treatment","body":"programs -- Attendance -- Reporting and effect of failure to attend --\nReporting of completion of program.\n(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, when a court requires a\ndefendant to enroll in an alcohol or substance abuse education or treatment\nprogram pursuant to this chapter, it shall require the defendant to accomplish\nthe enrollment within ten (10) days of the entry of judgment of conviction.\n(b) A defendant may choose to enroll in an alcohol or substance abuse education\nor treatment program prior to conviction. If a defendant chooses to enroll prior\nto conviction, the alcohol or substance abuse education or treatment\ncompleted prior to conviction sha ll count towards the period of alcohol or\nsubstance abuse education or treatment required pursuant to KRS 189A.040.\n(2) When a defendant enrolls in the program, the administrator of the program or his\nauthorized representative shall transmit to the court a  certificate of enrollment\nwithin five (5) working days of the enrollment.\n(3) If the court does not receive a certificate of enrollment from the administrator of a\nprogram to which the defendant has been assigned within twenty (20) days of the\nentry of ju dgment of conviction, the court shall hold a hearing requiring the\ndefendant to show cause why he did not enroll.\n(4) If a defendant enrolled in an alcohol or substance abuse education or treatment\nprogram drops out of the program or does not maintain sati sfactory attendance at\nthe program, the administrator of the program or his authorized representative shall\ntransmit to the court a notice describing the defendant's failure to attend.\n(5) Upon receipt of a notice of failure to attend a required alcohol or  substance abuse\neducation or treatment program, the court shall hold a hearing requiring the\ndefendant to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court and be\nsubject to the reinstatement of any penalties which may have been withheld pending\ncompletion of treatment.\n(6) When a defendant completes the required alcohol or substance abuse education or\ntreatment program, the administrator of the program shall notify the court and the\nTransportation Cabinet of the defendant's completion of the program.","path":["KRS Chapter 189A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49565","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:44Z","sha256":"7f1f0c77d0a44487160d5553c830e136cf5592792eb9ffdced15f70cd14224c0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-189a.040","next":"us-ky/krs-189a.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}