# KRS § 439.310: 439.310 Administration of probation and parole laws

> Kentucky · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.310

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 439.310
- **Heading:** 439.310 Administration of probation and parole laws
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 439 / Section 439.310

## Text

439.310 Administration of probation and parole laws.

The commissioner, with the approval of the secretary and the Governor, shall appoint a

person charged with the administration of probation and parole laws, who, with the

approval of the commissioner, shall appoint a number of probation and parole officers

and other employees sufficient to administer the provisions of KRS 439.250 to 439.560;

but no employee shall be appointed except in the manner hereinafter provided. The

person charged with the administration of probation and parole laws shall have attained at

least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college, and, in addition, shall be a person

with training and experience in probation, parole or other related form of welfare work.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 439.177 439.177 Parole privileges for certain misdemeanants -- Duties of sentencing judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.177.md)
- [KRS § 439.179 439.179 Release of misdemeanants -- Purposes for which permitted -- Earnings of prisoner, records, and disposition -- Authority of District Judge and jailer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.179.md)
- [KRS § 439.250 439.250 Definitions for KRS 439.250 to 439.560](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.250.md)
- [KRS § 439.265 439.265 Shock probation in felony conviction -- Procedure -- Exclusions -- Comprehensive sex offender presentence evaluation -- Exercise of authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.265.md)
- [KRS § 439.267 439.267 Shock probation in misdemeanor convictions -- Procedure -- Exercise of authority -- Availability for sexual offenders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.267.md)
- [KRS § 439.268 439.268 Probation program credits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.268.md)
- [KRS § 439.310 439.310 Administration of probation and parole laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.310.md)
- [KRS § 439.315 439.315 Payment of fee by released person -- Amount -- Waiver of payment -- Applicable to persons released by county containing a city of the first class or urban-county government](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.315.md)
- [KRS § 439.320 439.320 Parole board -- Members' qualifications, terms, compensation -- Chairperson -- Administrative regulations -- Quorum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.320.md)
- [KRS § 439.330 439.330 Duties of board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.330.md)
- [KRS § 439.331 439.331 Risk and needs assessment of criminal risk factors of parole-eligible inmates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.331.md)
- [KRS § 439.335 439.335 Scientific means of personality analysis to be used to establish level, intensity, terms, and conditions of supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.335.md)
- [KRS § 439.340 439.340 Parole of prisoners confined in adult penal or correctional institutions, halfway houses, and reentry centers -- Notice of prisoner's parole to be given to certain law enforcement officers, and to victims or their next of kin](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.340.md)
- [KRS § 439.341 439.341 Probable cause revocation hearings of probation, parole, and postincarceration supervision violators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.341.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXL_C439_S439.310. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.