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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in KRS 439.590 to 439.630, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Secretary” means the secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet;
(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the Department of Corrections;
(3) “Department” means the Department of Corrections;
(4) “Facility” means the community correctional center; and
(5) “Relative” means a spouse; child, including stepchild, adopted child, or child as to whom the prisoner, though not a biological parent, has acted in the place of a parent; parent including a person who, though not a biological parent, has acted in the place of a parent; brother; sister; or grandparents.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XL. Crimes and Punishments § 439.580.Definitions for KRS 439.590 to 439.630 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xl-crimes-and-punishments/ky-rev-st-sect-439-580/
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