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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 439.341 (2026)

Probable cause revocation hearings of probation, parole, and

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postincarceration supervision violators. Probable cause revocation hearings of probation, parole, and postincarceration supervision violators shall be conducted by hearing officers. These hearing officers shall be attorneys, appointed by the board and admitted to practice in Kentucky, who shall perform the aforementioned duties and any others assigned by the board. Effective: July 15, 2020 History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2020. -- Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 88, effective March 3, 2011. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 259, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978.

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Cited in 6 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Kentucky Parole Bd. v. Timothy Shane (Ky. 2026).
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Kentucky Parole Bd. v. Timothy Shane (Ky. 2026). · cites it 7× “” But the Court of Appeals omitted the last clause of the statute, which adds that the Board shall “conduct hearings on such charges, subject to the provisions of KRS 439.341, 532.043, and 532.400 . . . .”
Timothy Shane v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “) Contrast this with KRS 439.341 which requires the probable cause hearing to be held before a hearing officer.”
Noah Adams v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “The Board answers the use of hearing officers is expressly provided for in KRS 439.341. Adams disagrees and argues the statute provides hearing officers may be used to conduct “probable cause revocation hearings” and does not expressly provide for the use of hearing officers to…”
David Wayne Bailey v. Shannon Jones (Ky. 2019). “However, KRS 439.341 prescribes that “[p]reliminary revocation hearings of probation, parole, and post[-]incarceration supervision violators shall be conducted by hearing officers” who must be attorneys appointed by the Board and admitted to practice in Kentucky.”
James Edward Hines v. Kentucky Parole Bd. (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “330 sets forth duties of the Parole Board, which includes the required duty to “[i]ssue warrants for persons charged with violations of parole and postincarceration supervision and conduct hearings on such charges, subject to the provisions of KRS 439.341, 532.043, and…”
Joseph Holland v. Just. & Pub. Saf. Cabinet (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “The Parole Board responded that KRS 439.341 provides that it can delegate, to an ALJ, hearings on probable cause and any other duties as assigned.”
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