(1) If any District Court places a person on probation following a conviction of crime, either upon verdict or plea, the court may request that the defendant be under the supervision of the Department of Corrections.
(2) In counties containing an urban-county form of government, the urban-county council shall provide for supervision of a person placed on probation or work release by the District Court of the county following a conviction of crime, either upon a verdict or plea, under the supervision of an adult misdemeanant probation and work release agency of the urban-county government. The employees of the agency shall be classified civil service employees of a correctional services division created under KRS § 67A.028 and shall be subject to the direction of the judges of the District Court in the performance of their duties. There shall be the number of employees of said agency, including clerical personnel, as necessary for the operation of the agency, and they shall receive reasonable salaries to be fixed by the urban-county council which salaries shall be paid out of the urban-county treasury.
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 439.550

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 20, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 100, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 52, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch.
14, sec. 449, effective January 2, 1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(14); and ch. 406, sec. 330. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 290, sec.
1. — Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 256, sec. 1. — Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 32, effective May 18, 1956.