§ 533.010 Criteria for utilizing chapter — Alternative sentences — Monitoring by private agency — Work release
§ 533.015 Alternatives to incarceration
§ 533.017 Sentence to local day reporting program
§ 533.020 Probation and conditional discharge
§ 533.025 Rate of payment by department to county for incarceration of persons in jail — Payment of work release fees to jailer and deduction from department’s payment — Department’s custody of prisoner for specified medical conditions
§ 533.030 Conditions of probation and conditional discharge — Restitution to victim
§ 533.040 Calculation of periods of probation and conditional discharge
§ 533.050 Arrest of defendant on probation or conditional discharge — Notice and hearing — Exception under KRS 439.3108
§ 533.060 Probation or conditional release — Effect of use of firearm — Other felonies
§ 533.065 Effect of person wearing body armor and carrying deadly weapon at time of offense
§ 533.070 Sentencing of defendant to work at community service related projects
§ 533.200 Form of sentencing for convicted persons who have not received a graduation certificate or High School Equivalency Diploma — Exceptions for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
§ 533.210 Conduct of program — Costs — License
§ 533.220 Failure to complete reading skills improvement program
§ 533.250 Pretrial diversion program in each judicial circuit — Elements — Fee
§ 533.251 Pretrial diversion program for felony drug offender and felony offender with a history of substance abuse
§ 533.252 Requirements of Commonwealth’s attorney when considering application for pretrial diversion
§ 533.254 Application of probation and restitution
§ 533.256 Failure to complete provisions of pretrial diversion agreement
§ 533.258 Effects of successful completion of pretrial diversion agreement
§ 533.260 Rules for administration
§ 533.262 Other programs before and after July 15, 1998
§ 533.270 Definitions for KRS 533.270 to 533.290
§ 533.272 Behavioral health conditional dismissal pilot program — Elements — Reporting requirements
§ 533.274 Eligibility for admission into pilot program
§ 533.276 Clinical assessment for behavioral disorder — Conduct — Treatment referral — Requirements of Commonwealth’s attorney when considering individual’s participation in pilot program — Agreement
§ 533.278 Treatment — Case management
§ 533.280 Completion of program — Effect — Notice to identified victim
§ 533.282 Behavioral health treatment program — Establishment — Requirements — Providers — Recovery housing services
§ 533.284 Assessors — Cabinet to maintain list — Qualifications
§ 533.286 Vocational assessment — Individualized employment plan
§ 533.288 Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council — Membership — Meetings — Duties
§ 533.290 Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program trust fund
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 533 - Probation and Conditional Discharge

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • any other state: includes any state, territory, outlying possession, the District of Columbia, and any foreign government or country. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010