Title III, Executive Branch

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Cabinet" means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice; (3) "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice; (4) "Facility" me…

Deputy secretaries of justice and public safety shall be appointed by and directly responsible to the secretary and shall be the principal assistants and advisors to the secretary for all policies, programs and operations of the cabinet.

(1) The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall have the following departments: (a) Department of Corrections; (b) Department of Criminal Justice Training, which shall have the following divisions: 1. Training Operations Division; and 2. Administrative Division; (c) Department of…

(1) The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, in addition to the departments, divisions, offices, and branches set forth in KRS 15A.020, shall consist of the following organizational units: (a) Kentucky State Corrections Commission, supported by the Department of Corrections; (b) Cr…

The Office of the Secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet shall advise and recommend to the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Governor, and the General Assembly policies and direction for long-range planning regarding all elements of the criminal …

Control and Safe Streets Act. The Office of Secretary of Justice and Public Safety shall serve as the state planning agency for purposes of compliance with the federal Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, or subsequently adopted federal criminal justice legisla…

for analysis of juvenile recidivism. (1) The cabinet shall maintain a comprehensive, centralized data tracking system for the Department of Juvenile Justice. (2) The cabinet shall ensure that all departments within the cabinet collaborate to develop procedures to allow collection…

reduce juvenile justice system costs. (1) It is the intent of the Commonwealth to maintain public safety and achieve savings through the use of evidence-based treatment programs and practices at the local level and to reinvest a portion of the savings achieved into community-base…

Attachment to Legislative Research Commission. (Effective until January 1, 2027) (1) The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council is created for the purpose of providing independent review of the state juvenile justice system and providing recommendations to the General Assembly. The c…

Duties -- Reports. (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall establish in each county, or assign to an existing body the responsibilities of, a local juvenile restorative justice advisory committee. For counties within the same judicial district, the requirements of this subse…

board. (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall be headed by a commissioner and shall develop and administer programs for: (a) Prevention of juvenile crime; (b) Identification of juveniles at risk of becoming status or public offenders and development of early intervention st…

(1) As used in this section, "juvenile facility" means any facility wherein a juvenile or other person under the authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice is confined. (2) KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to the contrary notwithstanding, a person shall not have access to a record if it…

The Department of Juvenile Justice shall promulgate administrative regulations that shall include: (1) Development or adoption of a validated risk and needs assessment that: (a) Considers factors such as the severity of the current offense, the child's previous public offense rec…

department -- Authority of commissioner to purchase. (1) The commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice may, with the approval of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, purchase liability insurance for the protection of health care professionals employed by or serving th…

(1) Beginning July 1, 2016, fifty percent (50%) of state moneys expended by the department on programs shall be for programs that are in accordance with evidence- based practices. (2) Beginning July 1, 2018, and thereafter, seventy-five percent (75%) of state moneys expended by t…

attendance in out-of-county civil suit -- Exception for necessary witness. No employee of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be required to give personal attendance as a witness in any civil suit arising out of or related to his or her employment, out of the county of that …

and education of incarcerated youth -- Information on educational status and need. (1) As used in this section, "facility" means any of the facilities specified in KRS 15A.200 operated by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and juvenile detention facilities op…

Administrative regulations. (1) If, during the course of screening, assessing, or providing services to a child committed to or in the custody of the department, there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is a victim of human trafficking as defined in KRS 529.010, the de…

facilities' savings. (1) There is established within the department a Division of Placement Services that shall be responsible: (a) For the management, policy direction, and coordination of all matters relating to the classification, evaluation, and placement of juveniles committ…

instruction -- Administrative regulations -- Qualification as independent study. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall: (a) Establish, supervise, and coordinate training programs and schools for law enforcement personnel, subject to the limitations of KRS 15.440(1…

(1) Effective May 1, 2017, contract employees of Eastern Kentucky University who are engaged in providing instructional and support services to the mission of the Department of Criminal Justice Training shall be transferred to the Department of Criminal Justice Training within th…

support. (1) The Criminal Justice Council is hereby created within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. (2) The council shall undertake such research and other activities as may be authorized or directed by: (a) The secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; or (b) The…

The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council shall be attached to the office of the commissioner, Department of Criminal Justice Training for administrative purposes.

The secretary shall establish the internal organization of the cabinet not otherwise established by the Governor or the General Assembly and shall organize the cabinet into such organizational units as the secretary deems necessary to perform the functions, powers, and duties of …

Deputy. The secretary shall have any and all necessary power and authority, subject to appropriate provisions of the statutes, to create such positions and to employ the necessary personnel in such positions to enable the secretary to perform the functions of the cabinet. The sec…

All appointments to positions not in the classified service shall be made pursuant to KRS 12.050 and such appointees shall be major assistants to the secretary and shall assist in the development of policy.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the cabinet shall administer all state programs and all state and federally funded grant programs related to criminal justice.

cabinet functions. The secretary may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A and direct proceedings and actions for the administration of all laws and functions which are vested in the cabinet, except laws and functions vested in the Department of…

Administrative regulations. The cabinet, in consultation with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Kentucky Commission on Women, and any other agency concerned with particular acts of criminal activity, shall: (1) Design and make available to all law enforcement agenci…

enforcement agencies' policies. (1) No state law enforcement agency or official shall stop, detain, or search any person when such action is solely motivated by consideration of race, color, or ethnicity, and the action would constitute a violation of the civil rights of the pers…

and resources to Trooper Island, the Kentucky State Police Foundation, and the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and its agencies may provide state personnel, state property, and state resources to Trooper Island Incorporated, the…

As used in KRS 15A.210 to 15A.240 and KRS 15A.990: (1) "Certified juvenile facility staff" means individuals who meet the qualifications of, and who have completed a course of education and training developed and approved by, the Department of Juvenile Justice; (2) "Secure juveni…

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall promulgate and enforce administrative regulations to govern at least the following aspects of the operation of facilities: (a) Administration; (b) Personnel; (c) Training and staff development; (d) Recordkeeping; (e) Physical plant; (f…

(1) Each person or organization operating a facility shall register with the Department of Juvenile Justice and shall comply with the regulations issued pursuant to KRS 15A.210. (2) Each organization operating or seeking to operate or expand a facility shall: (a) Apply to the Dep…

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall inspect, at least annually, each registered facility to assure its compliance with administrative regulations. (2) The Department of Juvenile Justice may require reports and other data at least annually from each facility.

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall enforce the provisions of KRS 15A.210 to 15A.230 and the administrative regulations issued thereunder. (2) The Department of Juvenile Justice may institute legal proceedings including but not limited to injunctive remedies to secure co…

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall promulgate and enforce administrative regulations to govern at least the following aspects of the operation of the local alternatives-to-detention fund: (a) Application procedures, including granting and denying applications; (b) Progr…

Administrative regulations. (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice or a local organization approved by the Department of Juvenile Justice may form local juvenile delinquency prevention councils for the purpose of encouraging the initiation of, or supporting ongoing, interagency c…

Notification system -- Per diem charge to lodge juveniles in state-owned or contracted preadjudication facilities -- Fiscal court approval before state takeover, purchase, or control -- Provision of mental health services to detained youth. (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice …

system -- Access. (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Department of Corrections, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be responsible for the recording of those data elements …

The Department of Juvenile Justice shall update its database within thirty (30) days of receipt of information. The update shall include information from the: (1) Offender records; (2) Institutional records; and (3) Administrative records.

(1) Any county, urban-county, or charter county may apply to the Department of Juvenile Justice to construct, operate, or contract for the operation of a youth alternative center. (2) The youth alternative center shall be a nonsecure facility and shall be under the jurisdiction o…

-- Purpose -- Oversight by Office of Drug Control Policy -- Members of KY- ASAP Board -- Duties of board. (1) As used in this section and KRS 15A.342 and 15A.344, "KY-ASAP" means the Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy. (2) The Office of Drug Control Policy shall administe…

administrative regulations -- Reports. The Office of Drug Control Policy shall be responsible for all matters relating to the research, coordination, and execution of drug control policy and for the management of state and federal grants, including but not limited to the preventi…

coordination boards -- Role of KY-ASAP -- Local long-term community strategy. (1) KY-ASAP shall establish in each county a local tobacco addiction and alcohol and substance abuse advisory and coordination board to assist in planning, overseeing, and coordinating the implementatio…

Any person who intentionally violates the provisions of KRS 15A.210 to 15A.230 or the administrative regulations issued thereunder shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Each day of violation shall be a separate offe…