501 Ky. Admin. Regs. 1:050

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 501 KAR 1:050 - Granting final discharge from parole

RELATES TO: KRS 439.352, 439.356, 439.358, 439.563, 532.043, 532.060(3)

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 439.340(3) (b) authorizes the Parole Board to establish administrative regulations concerning matters that come before it. KRS 439.330(1)(g) authorizes the Parole Board to grant a final discharge from parole. KRS 439.563 prohibits final discharge from parole if an identified victim of the crime or a government agency to whom restitution has been ordered has not yet been paid in full. This administrative regulation establishes the procedure for final discharge for parole.

Section 1. If an offender paroled prior to July 15, 1998, reaches the maximum expiration date of his sentence, a final discharge from parole shall be issued automatically by the board.

Section 2.

(1) If an offender paroled on or after July 15, 1998, owes restitution, he shall not automatically receive a final discharge from parole upon reaching the maximum expiration of his sentence.

(2) The board shall not issue a final discharge to a parolee until he pays restitution in full in compliance with KRS 439.563(5).

(3) Verification of payment of restitution shall be obtained from the parole officer.

501 KAR 1:050

15 Ky.R. 1193; eff. 12-2-1988; Am. 21 Ky.R. 2172; eff. 5-4-1995; 25 Ky.R. 610; 1037; eff. 11-20-1998; 48 Ky.R. 928, 1731; eff. 3-1-2022.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 439.330(1)(g), 439.340(3)(b), 439.354, 439.563