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Prohibition against detention in jail without criminal charges pending -- Criminal charges not to be placed to avoid transportation

KRS 202A.251
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202A.251. Prohibition against detention in jail without criminal charges pending -- Criminal charges not to be placed to avoid transportation No person held under the provisions of this chapter shall be detained in jail unless criminal charges are also pending. No peace officer or any other person shall place criminal charges against a person who is mentally ill and in need of hospitalization pursuant to this chapter solely or primarily for the purpose of avoiding transporting the person to a hospital or psychiatric facility. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 498, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1994.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7495Fetched: 10/20/2026

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