(1) A person subject to this code accused of an offense against civil authority may be delivered, upon request, to the civil authority for trial or confinement.
(2) When delivery under this chapter is made to any civil authority of a person undergoing sentence of a court-martial, the delivery, if followed by conviction in a civil tribunal, interrupts the execution of the sentence of the court-martial, and the offender, after having answered to the civil authorities for the offense, shall, upon the request of competent military authority, be returned to the place of original custody for the completion of the person’s sentence.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.065

  • Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Military: refers to any or all of the Armed Forces. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 18, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 9. — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 12, effective July
1, 1954.