Ky. Rev. Stat. » Chapter 532
Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 532.352 (2026)

Reimbursement for costs of incarceration

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section KY-LRCapps.legislature.ky.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

(1) The sentencing court may order a person who is sentenced to a term of incarceration for any nonstatus juvenile offense, moving traffic violation, criminal violation, misdemeanor, or Class D felony offense to reimburse the state or local government for the costs of his incarceration. The reimbursements paid under this subsection shall be credited to the local government sinking fund. (2) The sentencing court shall determine the amount of incarceration costs to be paid based on the following factors: (a) The actual per diem, per person, cost of incarceration; (b) The cost of medical services provided to a prisoner less any copayment paid by the prisoner; and (c) The prisoner's ability to pay all or part of his incarceration costs. (3) Reimbursement of incarceration costs shall be paid by the defendant directly to the jailer in the amount specified by written order of the court. Incarceration costs owed to the Department of Corrections shall be paid through the circuit clerk. Effective: August 1, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 33, effective August 1, 2002. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 178, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: Cnty. of Harlan v. Appalachian Reg'l Healthcare, Inc., 85 S.W.3d 607 (Ky. 2002).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Cnty. of Harlan v. Appalachian Reg'l Healthcare, Inc., 85 S.W.3d 607 (Ky. 2002). · cites it 4× “KRS 532.352(1) makes it clear that any reimbursement collected for services *617 rendered, including medical, is to be credited to the local government's sinking fund.”
Aaron Bowlin v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025). · cites it 5× “On discretionary review, this Court cited to related statutory provisions, KRS 532.352 and KRS 532.358, which also refer to “the sentencing court” to find “the sentencing court is the only entity able to order the reimbursement and billing of incarceration fees, not the county…”
Tristian Long v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 4× “Oct. 23, 2025). For these reasons, we conclude that the circuit court retained authority to assess jail fees upon Long.”
David Jones, Individually, on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Clark Cnty., Kentucky (Ky. 2021). · cites it 3× “265 consistent with other statutes concerned with reimbursement of incarceration fees, such as KRS 532.352 and KRS 532.358. KRS 532.352 provides: (1) The sentencing court may order a person who is sentenced to a term of incarceration for any nonstatus juvenile office, moving…”
James Steven Coyle v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025). “11 In addition, KRS 532.352 provides that “[t]he sentencing court may order a person who is sentenced to a term of incarceration .”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 532.352(1) — 3 cases
Cnty. of Harlan v. Appalachian Reg'l Healthcare, Inc., 85 S.W.3d 607 (Ky. 2002). “KRS 532.352(1) makes it clear that any reimbursement collected for services *617 rendered, including medical, is to be credited to the local government's sinking fund.”
Tristian Long v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “Oct. 23, 2025). For these reasons, we conclude that the circuit court retained authority to assess jail fees upon Long.”
Aaron Bowlin v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025). “On discretionary review, this Court cited to related statutory provisions, KRS 532.352 and KRS 532.358, which also refer to “the sentencing court” to find “the sentencing court is the only entity able to order the reimbursement and billing of incarceration fees, not the county…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 532.352(3) — 2 cases
Aaron Bowlin v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025). “On discretionary review, this Court cited to related statutory provisions, KRS 532.352 and KRS 532.358, which also refer to “the sentencing court” to find “the sentencing court is the only entity able to order the reimbursement and billing of incarceration fees, not the county…”
Tristian Long v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “Oct. 23, 2025). For these reasons, we conclude that the circuit court retained authority to assess jail fees upon Long.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.