{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-532.356","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 532.356","heading":"Reimbursement and restitution as additional sanctions -- Ineligibility to","body":"operate motor vehicle upon conviction of certain theft, fraud, and organized\ncrime offenses.\n(1) Upon a person's conviction and sentencing for any nonstatus juvenile offense,\nmoving traffic violation, criminal violation, misdemeanor, or Class D felony\noffense, and, for the purposes of paragraph (b) of this subsection, any Class C\nfelony offense listed in subsection (3) of this section, the court shall impose the\nfollowing sanctions in addition to any imprisonment, fine, court cost, or community\nservice:\n(a) Reimbursement to the state or local government for the person's incarceration,\ndetermined by the per person, per diem, expenses of each prisoner\nincarcerated by the respective local government, times the number of days he\nhas spent or shall spend in confinement, plus any medical services received by\nthe prisoner, less copayments paid by the prisoner. The convicted person's\nability to pay all or part of the reimbursement shall be  considered by the\nsentencing court in imposing the sanction; and\n(b) Restitution to the crime victim as set out in KRS 439.563, 532.032, and\n532.033.\n(2) In addition to any other penalty allowed by law, a court may declare the defendant\nineligible to operate a motor vehicle for a period of up to sixty (60) days where the\ndefendant is being sentenced for a conviction of KRS 514.030 involving the theft of\ngasoline or special fuels from a retail establishment and the defendant has been\npreviously convicted of KRS 514.030 for a theft of gasoline or special fuels from a\nretail establishment. A retail establishment may post a sign at the location where the\nfuel is dispensed apprising the public of the sanctions available under this\nsubsection.\n(3) (a) In addition  to any other penalty allowed by law, a court may declare the\ndefendant ineligible to operate a motor vehicle for the period of time that any\namount of restitution ordered under this section remains unpaid, where the\nrestitution is imposed as the result of  the commission of the following\noffenses:\n1. KRS 434.650;\n2. KRS 434.655;\n3. KRS 434.660;\n4. KRS 434.670;\n5. KRS 434.690;\n6. KRS 514.030;\n7. KRS 514.040;\n8. KRS 514.050;\n9. KRS 514.060;\n10. KRS 514.070;\n11. KRS 514.080;\n12. KRS 514.090;\n13. KRS 514.110;\n14. KRS 514.120; or\n15. KRS 506.120.\n(b) Upon motion by the defendant with proper notice to the office of the attorney\nwho represented the Commonwealth at sentencing, the court may authorize\nthe defendant to obtain the hardship license authorized under KRS  Chapter\n189A. The defendant shall be subject to the same operating restrictions and\npenalties for noncompliance as are set out for a hardship license in that\nchapter. The court may waive compliance with provisions of KRS Chapter\n189A relating to alcohol t reatment, waiting periods, and ignition interlock\ninstallation for the purpose of authorizing issuance of a hardship license under\nthis section.\n(4) Sanctions imposed by the sentencing court shall become a judgment of the court.\nReimbursement of incarceration costs shall be paid by the defendant directly to the\njailer in the amount specified by written order of the court. Incarceration costs owed\nto the Department of Corrections shall be paid through the circuit clerk.","path":["KRS Chapter 532"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20072","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:06Z","sha256":"2fb699f699381f9eed165824bafcfc535b10340e55346edb2e61ad096df4a744","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-532.354","next":"us-ky/krs-532.358"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}