58 chapters · 2,528 sections in this title.
KRS § 69.008 Commonwealth's and county attorneys prohibited from requesting or requiring victim of alleged sexual offense to submit to polygraph or other examination -- Other prohibitions
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requiring victim of alleged sexual offense to submit to polygraph or other examination -- Other prohibitions. No Commonwealth's or county attorney shall: (1) As a condition of proceeding with an investigation or prosecution of a case, request or require a victim of an alleged sex…
KRS § 69.010 Duty of Commonwealth's attorney to attend to civil cases in Circuit Court -- Exceptions
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Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Commonwealth's attorney shall, except in Franklin County, attend to all civil cases and proceedings in which the Commonwealth is interested in the Circuit Courts of his judicial circuit. In civil cases the …
KRS § 69.013 Duties as special prosecutor -- Services outside of judicial circuit
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Each regular Commonwealth's attorney shall be, ex officio, a special prosecutor of the Commonwealth, and as such shall perform such duties and render such services, at such time and places, coextensive with the Commonwealth as may be required by the Attorney General. The duties a…
KRS § 69.030 Duty to advise collector for Commonwealth
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Each Commonwealth's attorney shall advise the collector of money due the Commonwealth in each county of his district in regard to motions against delinquent collecting officers for failing to return executions, and shall prosecute the motions.
KRS § 69.040 Duty to collect judgments in favor of Commonwealth
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Each Commonwealth's attorney shall investigate and inquire into the condition of all unsatisfied judgments in his district in favor of the Commonwealth. He shall take all necessary steps by motion, action or otherwise to collect the unsatisfied judgments and cause them to be paid…
KRS § 69.057 Expenses of Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney when acting as special prosecutor
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special prosecutor. Any Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney acting as a special prosecutor shall be reimbursed for his actual expenses incurred for lodging, meals and necessary travel. Such claims upon being approved by the Attorney General, shall be submitted to the Finan…
KRS § 69.060 Pro tem Commonwealth's or county attorney -- Appointment -- Compensation
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Compensation. Whenever the Commonwealth's or county attorney is absent, the Chief Judge of the appropriate court may appoint a suitable attorney to act as Commonwealth's or county attorney during his absence to prosecute criminal cases in the respective court. Such pro tem Common…
KRS § 69.090 When assistants shall act as Commonwealth's attorney
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In the absence of the Commonwealth's attorney, the first assistant Commonwealth's attorney shall act as Commonwealth's attorney, without additional compensation. In the absence of both the Commonwealth's attorney and the first assistant Commonwealth's attorney, the second assista…
KRS § 69.100 Power of stenographers for Commonwealth's attorney in county of 200,000 or more to administer oath
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or more to administer oath. In counties having a population of 200,000 or over, the stenographers for the Commonwealth's attorney shall have the same power of administering an oath as a notary public.
KRS § 69.105 Power of stenographer for Commonwealth's attorney to administer oath
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The stenographer for the Commonwealth's attorney shall have the same power of administering an oath as a notary public.
KRS § 69.110 Commonwealth detectives -- Powers and duties
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Commonwealth detectives shall have the power of arrest in the counties comprising their districts and the right to execute process statewide. They shall assist the Commonwealth's attorney in all matters pertaining to his office in the manner he designates and shall assist him in …
KRS § 69.120 Counties having a population of more than 150,000 to pay expenses of Commonwealth's attorney
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Commonwealth's attorney. The necessary expenses of the Commonwealth's attorney in the discharge of his official duties in counties containing a population of more than 150,000 shall be paid out of the county levy. The fiscal court shall order payment of the expenses upon presenta…
KRS § 69.130 Counties containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class to provide automobile for Commonwealth's attorney
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class to provide automobile for Commonwealth's attorney. In any county containing a consolidated local government or city of the first class, the consolidated local government or fiscal court shall provide an automobile for the use of the Commonwealth's attorney to assist him or …
KRS § 69.210 Duties of county attorney
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(1) Except as provided in KRS 67C.115, the county attorney shall attend the fiscal court or consolidated local government and conduct all business touching the rights or interests of the county or consolidated local government, and when so directed by the fiscal court or consolid…
KRS § 69.230 Improper opening, alteration or discontinuance of road -- County attorney to oppose
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to oppose. The county attorney shall oppose the wrongful opening, alteration or discontinuance of any public road.
KRS § 69.240 Judgments in favor of the Commonwealth -- County attorney to collect
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The county attorney shall investigate and inquire into the condition of all unsatisfied judgments in his county in favor of the Commonwealth. He shall take all necessary steps, by motion, action or otherwise to collect unsatisfied judgments and cause them to be paid into the Stat…
KRS § 69.300 Duties and qualifications of assistant county attorneys
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The assistant county attorneys shall be attorneys licensed to practice in the Commonwealth and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties that county attorneys have and perform, except that they shall be under the direction and control of the county attorney.
KRS § 69.310 Duties when county attorney is absent
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In the absence of the county attorney, the first assistant shall act as county attorney, and in the absence of the county attorney and the first assistant, the second assistant shall act as county attorney. The assistants shall not receive additional compensation for acting as co…
KRS § 69.320 Power of stenographer for county attorney in county containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class in administering oaths
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consolidated local government or a city of the first class in administering oaths. In counties containing a consolidated local government or city of the first class, the stenographer for the county attorney shall have the same power of administering an oath as a notary public.
KRS § 69.350 Employment of victim advocate
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(1) Each county attorney may employ individually or jointly with one (1) or more other county attorneys at least one (1) victim advocate to counsel and assist crime victims as defined in KRS 421.500. (2) An individual employed as a victim advocate shall be a person who by a combi…
KRS § 69.360 Employment of county detectives -- Certification of county detectives appointed after July 1, 2019
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appointed after July 1, 2019. (1) A county attorney may employ one (1) or more county detectives. County detectives shall have the power of arrest in the county and the right to execute process statewide. They shall assist the county attorney in all matters pertaining to his offi…
KRS § 69.370 County attorney annual accounting of funds
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(1) Beginning on July 1, 2023, a county attorney currently in office shall, within sixty (60) days of the close of a fiscal year, file an annual settlement with the Prosecutors Advisory Council. The settlement shall include an accounting of all funds received, disbursed, or held …
KRS § 69.575 Repealed, 1980
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City attorney in cities of fourth class to represent trustees of police and firemen's pension fund.
KRS § 69.990 Penalties
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If any Commonwealth's or county attorney fails to take the steps required by KRS 69.040 or 69.240 within sixty (60) days after they could have been taken, he shall forfeit all right to any percent of the judgment whenever collected and paid into the State Treasury.