501 KAR 2:050. Transfer requests.

      RELATES TO: KRS 532.100

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 196.035, 197.020(1), 532.100(5)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 532.100(5) establishes the circumstances in which a county jailer may request the Department of Corrections to transfer a Class D or Class C felon housed in the county jail to a state corrections institution. This administrative regulation establishes the process for the jailer to request a transfer.

      Section 1. Transfer Requests. (1) To request a transfer of a Class D or Class C felon housed in a county jail to a state corrections institution pursuant to KRS 532.100(5), the county jailer shall:

      (a) Request the transfer on an "Inmate Priority Movement Form"; and

      (b) Submit the form to the Division of Local Facilities, which shall review the form and forward it with a recommendation to the commissioner.

      (2) The commissioner or his designee shall approve or deny the request.

      (a) If approved, a copy of the form shall be forwarded to the Classification Branch Manager so that an appropriate transfer can be arranged.

      (b) If denied, a copy of the form shall be returned to the jailer who may appeal the denial as provided by KRS 532.100(5).

      Section 2. Incorporation by Reference. (1) "Inmate Priority Movement Form." 6/07, is incorporated by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Department of Corrections, Division of Local Facilities, 2439 Lawrenceburg Road, P.O. Box 2400, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602-2400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (19 Ky.R. 1490; eff. 2-8-93; Am. 22 Ky.R. 342; 905; eff. 11-6-95; 27 Ky.R. 2892; 3245; eff. 6-8-2001; 34 Ky.R. 1164; 1953; eff. 3-7-2008.)