{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-454.405","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 454.405","heading":"Dismissal of civil actions brought by inmates -- Grounds -- Order --","body":"Assessment of fines and costs.\n(1) At any time, and upon its own motion or on motion of a party, a court may dismiss\na civil action brought by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate if satisfied that the\naction is malicious or harassing or if satisfied that the action is legally without merit\nor factually frivolous. In addition to any other available disposition, a court may\ndismiss the civil action if satisfied that the affidavit of pov erty in support of a\nrequest to proceed in forma pauperis is wholly or partly false or misleading.\n(2) This section does not apply to criminal or collateral criminal proceedings.\n(3) A court which dismisses a civil action brought by an inmate for any of th e reasons\nset out in subsection (1) of this section shall include as part of its order specific\nfindings as to the reasons for the dismissal. The court shall, upon issuing the order,\ndirect the circuit clerk to transmit a copy of the entire court order to the official\nhaving custody of the inmate and to all persons named as a party defendant in the\naction.\n(4) A court which dismisses a civil action brought by an inmate for any of the reasons\nset out in subsection (1) of this section may include as part of i ts order an\nassessment of fines and costs against the inmate as the court may deem reasonable\nand prudent. The Department of Corrections, county jail, or other local or regional\ncorrectional facility may enforce this assessment against the inmate's canteen\naccount and against any other assets of the inmate through any other mechanism\nprovided by law.\n(5) No inmate may maintain a civil action for monetary damages in any state court for\nmental or emotional injury without a prior showing of physical injury.","path":["KRS Chapter 454"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19611","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:58Z","sha256":"33d9ae06cbb27011316bbd2e287c05cf4f5d939b82d5fc2b8cf08bc3e61387fb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-454.400","next":"us-ky/krs-454.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}