{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-441.540","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 441.540","heading":"Prisoner transferred to penitentiary when violence threatened -- Officer's","body":"compensation.\nIf there exists threatened violence or intense feeling and public indignation against a\nperson charged with a crime and in the custody of an officer, and the Circ uit Judge of the\ncounty that has jurisdiction of the offense charged is of the opinion that the person cannot\nbe safely kept in the jail in that county, the Circuit Judge, with the consent of the\nGovernor, may order such person removed for safekeeping to t he state penitentiary most\nconvenient to the county having jurisdiction of the offense charged. In the absence of the\nCircuit Judge from the county, the District Judge of the county may exercise the powers\nconferred by this section upon the Circuit Judge. The officer who makes the removal shall\nbe entitled to the actual expenses in making the removal, and in addition he shall receive\na fee of five dollars ($5) per day for himself and two and one -half dollars ($2.50) per day\neach for not more than two (2) guards. The claim for fees and expenses shall be presented\nfor approval to the Circuit Court of the county having jurisdiction of the offense. The\ncompensation shall be allowed by the Circuit or District Judge directing the transfer and\npaid out of the treasury of the responsible unit of government.","path":["KRS Chapter 441"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19359","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:55Z","sha256":"385ed7657062fbfb29f4fbd206633890567af10f4cbfe2bed47d4769c0c900a1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-441.530","next":"us-ky/krs-441.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}