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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.010 (2026)

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Definitions as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cabinet" means the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; (2) "Classification" means the systematic assignment of a prisoner to a custody level, program, and penitentiary; (3) "Department" means Department of Corrections; (4) "Eligible sexual offender" means a sexual offender for whom the sentencing court, department officials, or both have determined that he or she: (a) Has demonstrated evidence of a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder, but not active psychosis or an intellectual disability; and (b) Is likely to benefit from the program; (5) "Institution" means any institution under the control of the Department of Corrections; (6) "Life skills program" means a program that provides strategies for offenders to assist in removing barriers to successful reintegration into the community and addresses skill areas, including time management, money management, use of technology, communication, and social skills; (7) "Penitentiaries" includes the state penal institutions for males at Eddyville, LaGrange, the Green River Correctional Complex, the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women, the Northpoint Training Center, the Roederer Correctional Complex, the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex, Frankfort Career Development Center, Blackburn Correctional Complex, and Bell County Forestry Camp, together with the branches thereof, any private prison as provided by KRS 197.500, and any other similar institutions hereafter established; (8) "Promising practices" means programs and strategies that have some research or data showing positive outcomes, but do not have enough evidence yet to meet the standard of an evidence-based program; (9) "Sexual offender" means any person convicted of, pleading guilty to, or entering an Alford plea to a sex crime as defined in KRS 17.500; and (10) "State agency" means any department, board, commission, or agency of the state government. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 26, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 230, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 21, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 418, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 43, effective July 14, 1992; and ch. 445, sec. 4, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 315, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 497, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 344, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(14). -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 106, Art. X, sec. 9. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3828c-1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2024 · leading case: Ladriere v. Commonwealth, 329 S.W.3d 278 (Ky. 2010).
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Ladriere v. Commonwealth, 329 S.W.3d 278 (Ky. 2010). “KRS 197.010(4). However, “sexual offender” as used in KRS Chapter 197 is a person who has committed a “sex crime” as defined by KRS 17.”
CAMPBELL CTY. v. Ky. Corr. Cabinet, 762 S.W.2d 6 (Ky. 1988). “KRS 197.010(3) defines penitentiaries to include certain named or similar institutions.”
Harris v. Commonwealth, 342 S.W.2d 535 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). “KRS 197.010(3). We take notice, as do the appellants, that the latter is-the women’s prison.”
Phipps v. Commonwealth, 933 S.W.2d 825 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). “525 are the state penal institutions listed in KRS 197.010(4). Recognizing this distinction, the circuit court correctly rejected the argument.”
Campbell Cnty. v. Commonwealth, 762 S.W.2d 6 (Ky. 1988). “KRS 197.010(3) defines penitentiaries to include certain named or similar institutions.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Ricky D. Ullman, Jr. (Ky. 2024). “KRS 197.010(4). However, “sexual offender” as used in KRS Chapter 197 is a person who has committed a “sex crime” as defined by KRS 17.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(3) — 3 cases
CAMPBELL CTY. v. Ky. Corr. Cabinet, 762 S.W.2d 6 (Ky. 1988). “KRS 197.010(3) defines penitentiaries to include certain named or similar institutions.”
Harris v. Commonwealth, 342 S.W.2d 535 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). “KRS 197.010(3). We take notice, as do the appellants, that the latter is-the women’s prison.”
Campbell Cnty. v. Commonwealth, 762 S.W.2d 6 (Ky. 1988). “KRS 197.010(3) defines penitentiaries to include certain named or similar institutions.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 197.010(4) — 3 cases
Ladriere v. Commonwealth, 329 S.W.3d 278 (Ky. 2010). “KRS 197.010(4). However, “sexual offender” as used in KRS Chapter 197 is a person who has committed a “sex crime” as defined by KRS 17.”
Phipps v. Commonwealth, 933 S.W.2d 825 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). “525 are the state penal institutions listed in KRS 197.010(4). Recognizing this distinction, the circuit court correctly rejected the argument.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Ricky D. Ullman, Jr. (Ky. 2024). “KRS 197.010(4). However, “sexual offender” as used in KRS Chapter 197 is a person who has committed a “sex crime” as defined by KRS 17.”
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