Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 421–440)
KRS (Crim. Proc.) § 431.215: Conveyance of prisoner to institution of confinement
What this law says, in plain English
The sheriff must deliver a sentenced defendant and certified judgment copies to the appropriate confinement facility and file a written return within ten days. Counties receive per-diem fees for housing prisoners awaiting transfer to the penitentiary.
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