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202A.251 Prohibition against detention in jail without criminal charges pending -- Criminal charges not to be placed to avoid transportation.

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Page 1 of 1 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 <br>criminal charges are also pending. No peace officer or any other person shall place <br>criminal charges against a person who is mentally ill and in need of hospitalization <br>pursuant to this chapter solely or primarily for the purpose of avoiding transporting the <br>person to a hospital or psychiatric facility. Effective: July 15, 1994 <br>History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 498, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1994.