{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-441.137","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 441.137","heading":"Balance in inmate account or prisoner canteen account -- Return of","body":"balance -- Abandoned moneys.\n(1) For any moneys in an inmate account or prisoner canteen account of a jail that are\nnot returned to a prisoner at the time he or she is released from the jail, the jailer\nshall transmit a check for the balance of the moneys by first class mail to the\nreleased prisoner at his or her last known address. If the check is returned as\nundeliverable, then the jailer shall attempt to contact the prisoner at a t elephone\nnumber on file, if any, to arrange the return of the moneys. If the moneys are not\nclaimed after the jailer fulfills the requirements of this subsection, the moneys shall\nbe presumed abandoned after one (1) year after the date the check is mailed or, if an\nattempt to call is made, the date of the phone call.\n(2) Any abandoned moneys as set out in subsection (1) of this section shall, if in a\nprisoner account, be transferred into the canteen account if these are two (2)\ndifferent accounts, or shall remain in the canteen account and be available for the\npurposes set out in KRS 441.135.","path":["KRS Chapter 441"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40155","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:55Z","sha256":"bc5a0d21a37e07722eeab36721d61b1573bb20323703557b1a3632c4fbc2440e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-441.135","next":"us-ky/krs-441.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}