{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-431.452","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 431.452","heading":"Prepayment of fines subject to certain conditions.","body":"(1) An offense which is designated as subject to prepayment by specific statutory\ndesignation may be prepaid by the violator subject to the terms and conditions of\nthe statute involved.\n(2) When an offense that is not designated as subject to prepayment by spe cific\nstatutory designation is cited on the same citation with another offense that is\nsubject to prepayment, the officer shall cite the violator to court for all cited\noffenses. However, if the offense for which prepayment is not allowed is dismissed\nby t he judge prior to the court date listed on the citation, the offense subject to\nprepayment by specific statutory designation may be prepaid by the violator, and\nthe violator shall not be required to appear in court.\n(3) An offense which is designated as su bject to prepayment is subject to the following\nconditions:\n(a) Designation as subject to prepayment does not preclude a physical arrest by a\npeace officer for that offense;\n(b) Designation as subject to prepayment shall preclude a requirement that the\ndefendant make a court appearance on a uniform citation;\n(c) Except as provided for in KRS 189.990(26), for any offense designated as\nsubject to prepayment, the defendant may elect to pay the minimum fine for\nthe offense plus court costs to the circuit clerk before the date of his trial or be\ntried in the normal manner, unless the citation is marked for mandatory court\nappearance pursuant to KRS 431.015 or subsection (2) of this section, except\nthat the fine for violations of KRS 189.221, 189.222, 189.226, or 189.270\nshall be in accordance with KRS 189.990(2)(a) and the defendant shall not be\nallowed to pay the minimum fine as otherwise allowed by this paragraph; and\n(d) Prepayment of the fine and costs shown on the citation or accompanying\nschedule shall be considered as a plea of guilty for all purposes.\n(4) When a peace officer issues a uniform citation and no physical arrest is made he or\nshe shall, where the citation is designated as subject to prepayment, mark the\ncitation as \"PAYABLE\", except as provided in KRS 431.015 or subsection (2) of\nthis section.\n(5) The Administrative Office of the Courts, after consultation with the Department of\nKentucky State Police, the Transportation Cabinet, the Division of Forestry, the\nDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Resour ces, and a representative of law\nenforcement shall develop a prepayable fine and cost schedule and a uniform\nstatewide instruction sheet for the Commonwealth.","path":["KRS Chapter 431"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57822","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:46Z","sha256":"07c0f86d5a60a0f93a5626c3181a77335043d4e75cb1cfa5ab9e9097ecb1d97b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-431.451","next":"us-ky/krs-431.455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}