(1) Time spent in pretrial home incarceration pursuant to KRS 431.517 shall be credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed to the defendant upon conviction. Notwithstanding KRS 532.200, a defendant who spent time in pretrial home incarceration p ursuant to KRS 431.517 shall not be required to have participated in a global positioning monitoring system program to receive credit. Time credited under this section shall be calculated in accordance with KRS 532.120. (2) Violation of the terms of pretri al home incarceration shall be deemed an interruption of the defendant's home incarceration. The interruption shall begin at the time of the violation and shall continue until a court revokes home incarceration or otherwise acts on the violation. Time spent in pretrial home incarceration prior to the violation shall be credited against the maximum term of imprisonment assessed to the defendant upon conviction for the original charge. (3) This section shall apply to defendants sentenced on or after July 12, 2012.
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