HB291
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a primary caretaker of a dependent child unless the defendant is a violent offender, the victim is a child, or a statute prohibits an alternative sentence; require the court, upon a finding that the defendant is a primary caretaker of a dependent child, to consider an alternative sentence; provide that the…
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: March 4, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill, called the Primary Caretaker Consideration Act, requires Kentucky courts to take into account whether a convicted person is the main caregiver of a dependent child before sentencing, and to consider offering an alternative to incarceration in those cases. It does not apply when the conviction involves a violent offense, when the victim is a child, or when a law prohibits alternative sentences. If an alternative sentence is granted, the court can set conditions…
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