{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-532.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 532.040","heading":"Probation and conditional discharge.","body":"When a person is convicted of an offense, other than a capital offense or having been\ndesignated a violent offender as defined in KRS 439.3401, the court, where authorized by\nKRS Chapter 533 and where not prohibited by other provisions of applicable law, m ay\nsentence such person to a period of probation or to a period of conditional discharge as\nprovided in that chapter. A sentence to probation or conditional discharge shall be\ndeemed a tentative one to the extent that it may be altered or revoked in accord ance with\nKRS Chapter 533, but for purposes of appeal shall be deemed to be a final judgment of\nconviction. In any case where the court imposes a sentence of probation or conditional\ndischarge, it may also impose a fine as authorized by KRS Chapter 534.","path":["KRS Chapter 532"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20036","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:05Z","sha256":"c46c4a20e6b4577179c1f2135101567104c561a3818c15cb397af129e8df37d0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-532.036","next":"us-ky/krs-532.043"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}