Title XIX, Public Safety and Morals
14 chapters · 437 sections in this title.
KRS § 233.010 House of prostitution defined
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As used in this chapter, "house of prostitution" means any building, erection or other place used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution. It includes the ground upon which the building stands, and all improvements upon that ground.
KRS § 233.020 House of prostitution a nuisance -- To be enjoined and abated
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Any person who erects, establishes, continues, maintains, owns, occupies, leases or subleases a house of prostitution shall be guilty of a nuisance, and the house of prostitution, the furniture, fixtures, musical instruments and all other contents of the house of prostitution are…
KRS § 233.030 Commonwealth's or county attorney or citizen may have house of prostitution enjoined
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prostitution enjoined. The Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney, or any citizen of the county in which the house of prostitution is located, may maintain an action in equity in the name of the state, upon the relation of the Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney or citiz…
KRS § 233.040 Injunction proceedings to be instituted against persons convicted of keeping house of prostitution
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keeping house of prostitution. (1) If any person is convicted in any court of this state of maintaining a house of prostitution, the county attorney or prosecuting attorney of the court in which the conviction has occurred shall, or any citizen of the state may, institute injunct…
KRS § 233.050 Temporary injunction granted if house of prostitution shown to exist
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Upon the presentation of a petition alleging that a house of prostitution exists, the court may grant a temporary injunction without bond, if the existence of the house of prostitution is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court by evidence in the form of affidavit, deposi…
KRS § 233.070 Witnesses for relator may be granted immunity from prosecution
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The Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney or other attorney representing the relator may, with the approval of the court, grant immunity from prosecution to any witness who testifies for the relator.
KRS § 233.080 Dismissal of action -- Costs if action groundless
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If the complaint is filed by a citizen, it shall be dismissed only upon a sworn statement by the relator and his attorney, setting forth the reasons why the action should be dismissed. Dismissal shall be approved by the Commonwealth's or county attorney in writing or in open cour…
KRS § 233.090 Injunction not to issue if owner tries to prevent nuisance
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No injunction shall issue against an owner, nor shall an order be entered requiring any premises to close or be kept closed, if the owner and his agent have in good faith attempted to prevent those premises from being used as a house of prostitution.
KRS § 233.100 Order of abatement -- Fixtures to be sold and building closed -- Sheriff's fees
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fees. (1) If the existence of a house of prostitution is established, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment. That order shall direct the removal from the house of prostitution of all fixtures, furniture, musical instruments or other movable property use…
KRS § 233.110 Proceeds of sale to pay costs of action -- Residue to defendant
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Proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in KRS 233.100, shall be applied in the payment of the costs of the action and abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant.
KRS § 233.120 Release of premises when cost paid and bond filed -- Termination of action
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action. If the owner, agent or lessee of premises against which an injunction has been issued, appears in court, pays all costs of the proceeding and files a bond, with surety approved by the clerk and qualified as required by KRS 454.185, in the full value of the premises as asc…
KRS § 233.130 Costs of action a lien on premises -- Personalty to be sold first
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The costs of an action to abate a house of prostitution shall constitute a lien upon the premises and the judgment shall provide for the enforcement of that lien, but any personal property seized under KRS 233.100 shall be sold first and the proceeds applied to the payment of tho…
KRS § 233.140 Relator's attorney allowed fee
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Whenever a permanent injunction issues or when the case has been disposed of under KRS 233.120, the court shall allow to the attorney for the relator a reasonable fee, which shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the action.
KRS § 233.150 Violation of injunction or order -- Trial for
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(1) In case of a violation of any injunction granted under this chapter, the court may summarily try and punish the offender. The proceedings shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court an affidavit, setting out the alleged facts constituting the violation, upon whic…
KRS § 233.990 Penalties
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Any person found guilty of violating an injunction granted under this chapter, or of entering or using premises directed to be closed as provided in KRS 233.100, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be confined in…