Section 23A.205 - Court costs for criminal cases in Circuit Court - Payment required - Exceptions(1) Court costs for a criminal case in the Circuit Court shall be one hundred dollars ($100).(2) The taxation of court costs against a defendant, upon conviction in a case, shall be mandatory and shall not be subject to probation, suspension, proration, deduction, or other form of nonimposition in the terms of a plea bargain or otherwise, unless the court finds that the defendant is a poor person as defined by KRS 453.190(2) and that he or she is unable to pay court costs and will be unable to pay the court costs in the foreseeable future.(3) If the court finds that the defendant does not meet the standard articulated in subsection (2) of this section and that the defendant is nonetheless unable to pay the full amount of the court costs, fees, or fines at the time of sentencing, then the court may establish an installment payment plan in accordance with KRS 534.020.Amended by 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158,§ 2, eff. 6/29/2017.Effective:8/1/2002
Amended 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 183, sec. 1, effective8/1/2002. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 328, sec. 1, effective 7/14/2000. -- Amended 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 43, effective 7/15/1998. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 321, sec. 2, effective 7/13/1984. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 200, sec. 5, effective 6/17/1978. -- Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 58, effective 1/2/1978.