532.060 Sentence of imprisonment for felony -- Postincarceration supervision.

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(1)A sentence of imprisonment for a felony shall be an indeterminate sentence, the

maximum of which shall be fixed within the limits provided by subsection

(2)of

this section, and subject to modification by the trial judge pursuant to KRS 532.070.

(2)Unless otherwise provided by law, the authorized maximum terms of imprisonment

for felonies are:

(a)For a Class A felony, not less than twenty

(20)years nor more than fifty

years, or life imprisonment;

(b)For a Class B felony, not less than ten

(10)years nor more than twenty

years;

(c)For a Class C felony, not less than five

(5)years nor more than ten

(10)years;

and

(d)For a Class D felony, not less than one

(1)year nor more than five

(5)years.

(3)For any felony specified in KRS Chapter 510 or KRS 529.100, 529.110, 530.020,

530.064(1)(a), 531.310, 531.320, 531.335, or 531.340, the sentence shall include an

additional five

(5)year period of postincarceration supervision which shall be

added to the maximum sentence rendered for the offense. During this period of

postincarceration supervision, if a defendant violates the provisions of

postincarceration supervision, the defendant may be reincarcerated for:

(a)The remaining period of his or her initial sentence, if any is remaining; and

(b)The entire period of postincarceration supervision, or if the initial sentence

has been served, for the remaining period of postincarceration supervision.

(4)In addition to the penalties provided in this section, for any person subject to a

period of postincarceration supervision pursuant to KRS 532.400 his or her

sentence shall include an additional one

(1)year period of postincarceration

supervision following release from incarceration upon expiration of sentence if the

offender is not otherwise subject to another form of postincarceration supervision.

During this period of postincarceration supervision, if an offender violates the

provisions of supervision, the offender may be reincarcerated for the remaining

period of his or her postincarceration supervision.

(5)The actual time of release within the maximum established by subsection

(1)of this

section, or as modified pursuant to KRS 532.070, shall be determined under

procedures established elsewhere by law.