(A) Pursuant to KRS Chapter 441, the County Jailer or his or her designee is ordered to collect administrative/booking fees in the amount of $35 from every prisoner admitted to the County Detention Center who has funds available during their detention and where collection is permitted by law. Furthermore, the County Jailer or his or her designee is ordered to turn over all fees collected to the County Fiscal Court Treasurer for placement in the jail’s budget as required by law.
(B) Pursuant to KRS Chapter 441, the Kenton County Jailer or his or her designee, is ordered to a collect a per diem of $35 per day from every prisoner at the Kenton County Detention Center who has funds available during their detention and where collection is permitted by law. Said per diem shall be collected to offset the cost of room and board. Furthermore, the Kenton County Jailer or his or her designee is ordered to turn over all monies collected to the Kenton County Fiscal Court Treasurer for placement in the jail’s budget as required by law. Pursuant to KRS Chapter 441, fees and per diem charges collected either from available funds of a prisoner must be returned to the prisoner if the prisoner is not sentenced on the charge(s) for which he or she was detained and for which the fees and per diems were incurred, and no collection of fees or per diem arrearages can be pursued after the prisoner’s release from custody without an order from the sentencing court that includes reimbursement of arrearages.
(Ord. 225.22, passed 6-20-00; Am. Ord. 225.33, passed 4-8-03; Am. Ord. 225.56, passed 12-22-09; Am. Ord. 225.73, passed 3-29-16; Am. Ord. 226.02, passed 2-8-22; Am. Ord. 226.04, passed 7-14-22)