{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-454.415","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 454.415","heading":"Prohibition against civil action filed by or on behalf of inmate prior to","body":"exhaustion of administrative remedies -- Dismissal of action and assessment of\ncosts -- Period of limitations.\n(1) No action shall be brought by or on behalf of an inmate, with respect to:\n(a) An inmate disciplinary proceeding;\n(b) Challenges to a sentence calculation;\n(c) Challenges to custody credit; or\n(d) A conditions-of-confinement issue;\nuntil administrative remedies as set forth in the policies and procedures of the\nDepartment of Corrections, county jail, or other local or regional correctional\nfacility are exhausted.\n(2) Administrative remedies shall be exhausted even if the remedy the inmate seeks is\nunavailable.\n(3) The inmate shall attach to any complaint filed documen ts verifying that\nadministrative remedies have been exhausted.\n(4) A court shall dismiss a civil action brought by an inmate for any of the reasons set\nout in subsection (1) of this section if the inmate has not exhausted administrative\nremedies, and may i nclude as part of its order an assessment of court costs against\nthe inmate as the court may deem reasonable and prudent. The correctional facility\nmay enforce this assessment against the inmate's canteen account and against any\nother assets of the inmate through any other mechanism provided by law.\n(5) A court which dismisses a civil action brought by an inmate for the reasons set out\nin this section shall include as part of its order specific findings as to the reasons for\nthe dismissal. The court shall, upon issuing the order, direct the circuit clerk to\ntransmit a copy of the entire court order to the official having custody of the inmate,\nto all persons named as a party defendant in the action, and also, by certified mail,\nreturn receipt requested, to the inmate.\n(6) The period of limitations applicable to the cause of action after it has been\ndismissed by a court under this section for failure to exhaust administrative\nremedies is the period fixed by the applicable statute or ninety (90) days following\nthe exhaustion of administrative remedies if the grievance is filed within the\napplicable period of limitations, whichever is later. Nothing in this subsection shall\nbe construed to revive a cause of action that is barred by the applicable period of\nlimitations.","path":["KRS Chapter 454"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19613","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:58Z","sha256":"80498eb5ecc801d399a4da77eb76237dddf2cea0a0b3c0f04beefa17d9b79cb0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-454.410","next":"us-ky/krs-454.430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}