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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 441.800

Creation of regional jail authority -- Powers of authority

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(1) Two (2) or more counties may by ordinances establish a regional jail authority. (2) The authority shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this section and KRS 441.810, including, but not limited to, the following powers: (a) To sue and be sued; to have a seal and to alter the same at pleasure; to have perpetual succession; to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers of the authority; and to make and from time to time amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority; (b) To acquire property by lease or purchase, construct, reconstruct or renovate a regional jail and to provide for the operation and maintenance of the facility; and (c) To exercise the power, authority and duties of counties under this chapter and other provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes related to the operations of jails and the incarceration of prisoners. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 415, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2013–2020 · leading case: Noble v. Three Forks Regional Jail Authority
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Noble v. Three Forks Regional Jail Authority (2014) kyed · cites it 2× “See KRS § 441.800. . Noble's Complaint mistakenly refers to Defendant Kelso as Janet, rather than Janice.”
Sours ex rel. Estate of Sours v. Big Sandy Regional Jail Authority (2013) kyed · cites it 2× “See Ky.Rev.Stat. § 441.800. So the Jail Authority cannot be sued under section 1983 because municipal departments — such as jails — are not “persons” subject to suit under the statute.”
Trent v. Huff (2016) kyed · cites it 5× “KRS § 441.800, Section 441.800 permits two or more counties to establish a regional jail authority as a “public body corporate and politic.”
Three Forks Regional Jail v. the Estate of Ricky Combs by and Through Connie Hollan, Administratrix (2020) kyctapp · cites it 2× “KRS 441.800(1). Such an authority “shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this section[.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 441.800(1) — 1 case
Three Forks Regional Jail v. the Estate of Ricky Combs by and Through Connie Hollan, Administratrix (2020) kyctapp “KRS 441.800(1). Such an authority “shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this section[.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 441.800(2) — 1 case
Three Forks Regional Jail v. the Estate of Ricky Combs by and Through Connie Hollan, Administratrix (2020) kyctapp “KRS 441.800(1). Such an authority “shall constitute a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this section[.”
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