{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-440.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 440.030","heading":"Escape of person from custody -- Warrant for capture.","body":"If any person in custody under an execution, on mesne or final process, by any order of a\njudge or on a charge of crime escapes, any judge, upon complaint and affidavit made of\nthe fact, shall issue as many warrants for his capture directed to all peace of ficers as he\ndeems necessary. The cause of the person's original commitment shall be mentioned in\nthe warrant, and it shall command all peace officers to capture the prisoner and forthwith\nto convey and commit him to the prison of the county from which he escaped, to be safely\nkept there, without bail, until discharged by due course of law. The warrant, with the\nproper endorsement thereon, shall be returned by the proper officer to the clerk of the\ncourt having jurisdiction of the cause for which the prisoner was in custody.","path":["KRS Chapter 440"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19223","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:54Z","sha256":"4ee4b19a762499979fadccd52ada8660f40197a18f70dbdaba099432e9a0f37a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-440.020","next":"us-ky/krs-440.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}