Section 533.050 - Arrest of defendant on probation or conditional discharge - Notice and hearing - Exception under KRS 439.3108(1) At any time before the discharge of the defendant or the termination of the sentence of probation or conditional discharge: (a) The court may summon the defendant to appear before it or may issue a warrant for his arrest upon a finding of probable cause to believe that he has failed to comply with a condition of the sentence; or(b) A probation officer, or peace officer acting at the direction of a probation officer, who sees the defendant violate the terms of his probation or conditional discharge may arrest the defendant without a warrant.(2) Except as provided in KRS 439.3108, the court may not revoke or modify the conditions of a sentence of probation or conditional discharge except after a hearing with defendant represented by counsel and following a written notice of the grounds for revocation or modification.Effective:6/8/2011
Amended 2011, Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 85, effective6/8/2011. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 289, effective 1/1/1975.