Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 208.120 (2026)
Repealed, 1987
✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Child not to be detained in police station, lockup, jail or prison -- Exception. History: Repealed 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 198, effective July 1, 1987. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 159, effective July 15, 1980. --Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 12, effective January 1, 1953. Note: This section was repealed by 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 280, which was to have become effective July 1, 1982. Thereafter, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 284 changed the effective date of that act to July 15, 1984. Then, 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 184 repealed both 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 280, and 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 284.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1968–1974 · leading case: Workman v. Commonwealth, 429 S.W.2d 374 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968).
Workman v. Commonwealth, 429 S.W.2d 374 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “140 and KRS 208.120, the juvenile court act, were not complied with, thereby depriving them of due process.”
Baker v. Hamilton, 345 F. Supp. 345 (W.D. Ky. 1972). “KRS 208.120 provides specifically that no child under sixteen shall at any time be detained in any police station, lockup, jail or prison except that, on the basis of a hearing for that purpose, by the Juvenile Court Judge, a child whose conduct or condition is such as to…”
Skeans v. Vanhoose, 512 S.W.2d 520 (Ky. Ct. App. 1974). “It is the opinion of the court that under the provisions of KRS 208.120 and 208.130 there is no legal authority for the detention of a 13-year old child in any portion of a county jail that is not physically separated from sight and sound of all other portions of the jail.”
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