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197.540 Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond -- Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds.

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Page 1 of 1 197.540 Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond -- Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds. (1) When KRS 197.510 or any other statute relating to contracting for the private operation of prisons requires a performance bond, an irrevocable letter of credit or a <br>performance bond in a form satisfactory to the Commonwealth may be substituted. (2) The contract shall also protect the state's interest in providing a continual level of prison beds available without a sudden drop in the number of prison beds available <br>or the need to release inmates or provide for their transfer to other facilities. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 95, effective July 15, 1998.