Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 532.358 (2026)

Prisoner to pay reimbursement and restitution

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Any prisoner who has completed his sentence in a county or regional jail or under condition of home incarceration shall, from the day incarceration ceases and within the time and amount designated by the sentencing court, pay restitution to his victim and reimbursement for his incarceration to the state or local government and his or her home incarceration fees, in addition to any other monetary and community service sanctions imposed by the sentencing court. The sentencing court may use its contempt sanctions to enforce its orders. Effective: July 14, 2000 History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 489, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 181, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (5 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).

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Cnty. of Harlan v. Appalachian Reg'l Healthcare, Inc., 85 S.W.3d 607 (Ky. 2002). · cites it 2× “Additionally, KRS 532.358 provides for reimbursement from prisoners upon completion of their sentences, to be paid "to the state or local government.”

Steven Hughes v. Kenton Cnty. Det. Ctr. (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “265, KRS 532.358, and his due process rights under both the United States Constitution and Kentucky Constitution.”

Aaron Bowlin v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025). · cites it 4× “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 jail.”

Tristian Long v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “352 or KRS 532.358. Under KRS 532.352(1), “[t]he sentencing court may order a person who is sentenced to a term of incarceration .”

David Jones, Individually, on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Clark Cnty., Kentucky (Ky. 2021). · cites it 2× “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 traffic violation, misdemeanor, or Class D felony offense to reimburse the state or local government for…”

James Steven Coyle v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2025). “” KRS 532.358 also states that a “prisoner who has completed his sentence in a county or regional jail .”

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