{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-439.550","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 439.550","heading":"Probation by  District Court -- Supervision by  Department  of","body":"Corrections, or by  adult misdemeanant  probation and  work  release\nagency  of urban-county government.\n(1) If any District Court places a person on probation following a conviction of\ncrime, either upon verdict or plea, the court may request that the defendant be\nunder the supervision of the Department of Corrections.\n(2) In counties containing an urban-county form of government, the urban-county\ncouncil shall provide for supervision of a person placed on probation or work\nrelease by the District Court of the county following a conviction of crime, either\nupon  a verdict or plea, under the supervision of an adult misdemeanant\nprobation and work release agency of the urban-county government. The\nemployees  of the agency shall be classified civil service employees of a\ncorrectional services division created under KRS  67A.028 and shall be subject\nto the direction of the judges of the District Court in the performance of their\nduties. There shall be the number  of employees of said agency, including\nclerical personnel, as necessary for the operation of the agency, and they shall\nreceive reasonable salaries to be fixed by the urban-county council which\nsalaries shall be paid out of the urban-county treasury.","path":["KRS Chapter 439"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46888","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:53Z","sha256":"b05dad03c8b959e40a26a8d86bbdbab6e2b3b973c6ed4f3b2f65cc1ac245e393","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-439.540","next":"us-ky/krs-439.551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}