HB513 - Kentucky: Courts, District, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Jails and Jailers, Local Mandate, Retroactive Legislation

Please upgrade your Flash Player Home > Kentucky > HB513 Chief Sponsor: Kathy W. Stein Tagged in: Courts, District, Crimes and Punishments, Criminal Procedure, Jails and Jailers, Local Mandate, Retroactive Legislation Latest Update: Tuesday, October, 07th 2008 Search Site Amend KRS 532.020 relating to the classification of misdemeanor offenses outside of the Penal Code to specify that an offense that has a maximum jail time of 30 days is a Class B misdemeanor and an offense with a maximum jail time in excess of 30 days but less than 12 months is a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 532.090 relating to jail time for misdemeanors in the Penal Code to reduce maximum jail time for a Class A misdemeanor from 12 months to 6 months, and maximum jail time for a Class B misdemeanor from 90 days to 30 days; amend numerous other statutes to conform; permit a person who is in jail on the effective date of the act for a misdemeanor committed prior the effective date of the act to apply to the sentencing court for a sentence reduction; RETROACTIVE. Comment on Bill - Be the first to leave a comment! Latest Actions 02/27/2008 - Posted in committee 02/12/2008 - To Judiciary (H) 02/11/2008 - Introduced in House Bill Text File name Last Updated HB513 02/15/2008

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