{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-441.064","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 441.064","heading":"Responsibilities of department -- Jail inspections -- Access to jails --","body":"Reports.\n(1) The department shall employ the jail consultants, inspectors, and other employees\nnecessary to administer and enforce the provisions of KRS 441.055 to 441.075.\n(2) The department shall inspect each jail biannually and may inspect jails more\nfrequently.\n(3) The department shall be granted access at any reasonable time to any jail facility or\npart of any jail facility and shall be granted access to all books, records,  and data\npertaining to any jail which the department deems necessary for the administration\nand enforcement of the provisions of KRS 441.055 to 441.075.\n(4) Following an inspection of a jail, the department shall make notification of the\ninspection by cer tified or electronic mail of any deficiencies which are discovered\nand documented. If the deficiencies are related to health or safety, the notification\nshall be sent within ten (10) working days, excluding weekends and holidays. The\ndepartment shall submi t an annual written report of the findings of its inspections\nand the condition of the jail to:\n(a) The jailer and the fiscal court in counties where the jail is governed by the\ncounty;\n(b) The jail administrator and the governing authority for a jail gove rned by an\nurban-county or metro government; and\n(c) The jail administrator, the regional board authority, and the fiscal courts of the\ncounties represented in counties where the jail is governed by a regional jail\nboard.","path":["KRS Chapter 441"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44696","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:55Z","sha256":"f2beb4863c3f9ade31019a8dcb2c972a69cc3a622bc30acfcd53148731de99a8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-441.060","next":"us-ky/krs-441.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}