{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-532.110","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 532.110","heading":"Concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment.","body":"(1) When multiple sentences of imprisonment are imposed on a defendant for more\nthan one (1) crime, including a crime for which a previous sentence of probation or\nconditional discharge has been revoked, the multiple sentences shall run\nconcurrently or consecu tively as the court shall determine at the time of sentence,\nexcept that:\n(a) A definite and an indeterminate term shall run concurrently and both\nsentences shall be satisfied by service of the indeterminate term;\n(b) The aggregate of consecutive definite terms shall not exceed one (1) year;\n(c) 1. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection, the aggregate of\nconsecutive indeterminate terms shall not exceed in maximum length\nthe longest extended term which would be authorized by KRS 532.080\nfor the highest class of crime for which any of the sentences is imposed,\nexcept as described in KRS 533.060(2) or (3).\n2. In no event shall the aggregate of consecutive indeterminate terms\nexceed seventy (70) years; and\n(d) The sentences of a defendant convict ed of two (2) or more felony sex crimes,\nas defined in KRS 17.500, involving two (2) or more victims shall run\nconsecutively.\n(2) If the court does not specify the manner in which a sentence imposed by it is to run,\nthe sentence shall run concurrently with  any other sentence which the defendant\nmust serve unless the sentence is required by subsection (3) of this section or KRS\n533.060 to run consecutively.\n(3) Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary, if a person is\nconvicted of an offense that is committed while he or she is imprisoned in a penal\nor reformatory institution, during an escape from imprisonment, or while he or she\nawaits impri sonment, the sentence imposed for that offense may be added to the\nportion of the term which remained unserved at the time of the commission of the\noffense. The sentence imposed upon any person convicted of an escape or\nattempted escape offense shall run c onsecutively with any other sentence which the\ndefendant must serve.\n(4) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, if a person is\nconvicted of an offense that is committed while he or she is imprisoned in a penal\nor reformatory institution, the sentence imposed for that offense may, upon order of\nthe trial court, be served in that institution. The person may be transferred to\nanother institution pursuant to administrative regulations of the Department of\nCorrections.","path":["KRS Chapter 532"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55481","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:05Z","sha256":"b276e8cc368bee27c590d09f21a5be54632a812740c0fb85e5969071cdc71cf2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-532.100","next":"us-ky/krs-532.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}