35.060 Punishment prohibited before trial. No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict, shall be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against the person, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon the person be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure the person's presence, but the person may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline. Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 17, effective June 25, 2013. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 11, effective July 1, 1954.
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