{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-440.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 440.040","heading":"Liability of officer for permitting escape of prisoner in custody.","body":"Any officer and his sureties shall be liable, in an action upon his official bond, for the use\nof the parties aggrieved, in any damages resulting from his voluntarily or negligently\npermitting the escape of a prisoner in custody. No judgment in such action  shall be given\nunless the jury, by its verdict, finds \"that the escape was with the consent of the officer, or\nby his negligence, or that the prisoner might have been retaken if the officer had, in good\nfaith, made proper efforts to do so.\"","path":["KRS Chapter 440"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19224","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:54Z","sha256":"608f0eedafe103f23ff6c143b78c273f6ff18d232abd60659c7bf29c1c5fbae4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-440.030","next":"us-ky/krs-440.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}