(1) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations to develop a system of graduated sanctions for responding to technical violations of probation. The department shall consult with the Supreme Court when promulgating these administrative regulations.
(2) The administrative regulations shall create a system of graduated sanctions with the following objectives:
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 439.551

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Supervised individual: means an individual placed on probation by a court or serving a period of parole or post-release supervision from prison or jail. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(a) Responding quickly and consistently to violations of probation, based on the nature of the violation and the risk level of the supervised individual;
(b) Reducing the time and resources expended by the department and the courts to respond to violations; and
(c) Reducing the commission of new crimes and revocation rates.
Effective: June 8, 2011
History: Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 56, effective June 8, 2011.