Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 439.335 (2026)

Scientific means of personality analysis to be used to establish level,

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intensity, terms, and conditions of supervision. (1) In considering the granting of parole and the terms of parole, the parole board shall use the results from an inmate's validated risk and needs assessment and any other scientific means for personality analysis that may hereafter be developed. (2) The department shall use the results from an inmate's validated risk and needs assessment and any other scientific means for personality analysis that may hereafter be developed to define the level or intensity of supervision for parole, and to establish any terms or conditions of supervision imposed by the department in accordance with the administrative regulations adopted by the department pursuant to KRS 439.470 or as otherwise authorized by law. The terms and intensity of supervision shall be based on an individual's level of risk to public safety, criminal risk factors, and the need for treatment and other interventions. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 156, sec. 13, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 31, effective June 8, 2011. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 167, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: Mark Cranmer v. Just. & Pub. Saf. Cabinet (Ky. Ct. App. 2022).
Mark Cranmer v. Just. & Pub. Saf. Cabinet (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “”1 1 We note that Appellant pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual abuse in 2003, not 2001. -2- Appellant then sought judicial review of this decision.”
James Nick Jordan v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “3104,5 and KRS 439.335,6 but none of these statutes are applicable to probation revocation.”
Brian Smith v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “See Kentucky Parole Board Policies and Procedures (KPBPP) 10-01(K)(1) (“Each Board member on a hearing panel shall review the results of the risk and needs assessment prepared by the Board’s staff or by the Department of Corrections pursuant to KRS 439.335 and 439.340(1) before…”
Lance Conn v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. 2024). · cites it 3× “In turn, Board members are required to “review the results of the risk and needs assessment prepared by the Board’s staff or by the Department of Corrections pursuant to KRS 439.335 and 439.340(1) before the hearing for the offender.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 439.335(1) — 2 cases
Brian Smith v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “See Kentucky Parole Board Policies and Procedures (KPBPP) 10-01(K)(1) (“Each Board member on a hearing panel shall review the results of the risk and needs assessment prepared by the Board’s staff or by the Department of Corrections pursuant to KRS 439.335 and 439.340(1) before…”
Lance Conn v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. 2024). “In turn, Board members are required to “review the results of the risk and needs assessment prepared by the Board’s staff or by the Department of Corrections pursuant to KRS 439.335 and 439.340(1) before the hearing for the offender.”
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