Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 196.180 (2026)

Duties of warden -- Removal -- Expungement of dismissed or voided

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disciplinary reports. (1) The warden shall have the general management of the institution, and the inmates thereof, subject to the administrative regulations of the Department of Corrections, and he or she shall devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her office. (2) The warden of each institution shall be held responsible for the management of his or her institution and shall be subject to removal at any time by the commissioner. (3) The warden of each Department of Corrections institution shall expunge inmate prison disciplinary reports that have been dismissed or otherwise ordered void, and shall further remove any reference to dismissed or voided disciplinary reports from inmate records. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 34, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 401, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(14). -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 32. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 216aa-11, 216aa-20.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Albert Jones v. Dan Bottom, 85 F.4th 805 (6th Cir. 2023).
Albert Jones v. Dan Bottom, 85 F.4th 805 (6th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 196.180 (1) (defining the warden’s role No.”
Albert Jones v. Dan Bottom (6th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 196.180 (1) (defining the warden’s role No.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 196.180(1) — 2 cases
Albert Jones v. Dan Bottom, 85 F.4th 805 (6th Cir. 2023). “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 196.180 (1) (defining the warden’s role No.”
Albert Jones v. Dan Bottom (6th Cir. 2023). “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 196.180 (1) (defining the warden’s role No.”
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