Title III, Executive Branch

(1) As used in this section, "juvenile facility" means any facility wherein a juvenile or other person under the authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice is confined. (2) KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to the contrary notwithstanding, a person shall not have access to a record if it…

The Department of Juvenile Justice shall promulgate administrative regulations that shall include: (1) Development or adoption of a validated risk and needs assessment that: (a) Considers factors such as the severity of the current offense, the child's previous public offense rec…

department -- Authority of commissioner to purchase. (1) The commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice may, with the approval of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, purchase liability insurance for the protection of health care professionals employed by or serving th…

(1) Beginning July 1, 2016, fifty percent (50%) of state moneys expended by the department on programs shall be for programs that are in accordance with evidence- based practices. (2) Beginning July 1, 2018, and thereafter, seventy-five percent (75%) of state moneys expended by t…

attendance in out-of-county civil suit -- Exception for necessary witness. No employee of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be required to give personal attendance as a witness in any civil suit arising out of or related to his or her employment, out of the county of that …

and education of incarcerated youth -- Information on educational status and need. (1) As used in this section, "facility" means any of the facilities specified in KRS 15A.200 operated by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and juvenile detention facilities op…

Administrative regulations. (1) If, during the course of screening, assessing, or providing services to a child committed to or in the custody of the department, there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is a victim of human trafficking as defined in KRS 529.010, the de…

facilities' savings. (1) There is established within the department a Division of Placement Services that shall be responsible: (a) For the management, policy direction, and coordination of all matters relating to the classification, evaluation, and placement of juveniles committ…

instruction -- Administrative regulations -- Qualification as independent study. (1) The Department of Criminal Justice Training shall: (a) Establish, supervise, and coordinate training programs and schools for law enforcement personnel, subject to the limitations of KRS 15.440(1…

(1) The Attorney General shall keep in his office an index book, in which shall be entered the number and style of each case in which the Commonwealth is interested and the court in which it is pending, and a brief statement of the nature of the case and the steps taken therein. …

(1) Effective May 1, 2017, contract employees of Eastern Kentucky University who are engaged in providing instructional and support services to the mission of the Department of Criminal Justice Training shall be transferred to the Department of Criminal Justice Training within th…

support. (1) The Criminal Justice Council is hereby created within the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. (2) The council shall undertake such research and other activities as may be authorized or directed by: (a) The secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet; or (b) The…

The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council shall be attached to the office of the commissioner, Department of Criminal Justice Training for administrative purposes.

The Attorney General shall biennially, on or before December 31 preceding each regular session of the General Assembly, report to the Governor a full statement of the business done in his office.

The secretary shall establish the internal organization of the cabinet not otherwise established by the Governor or the General Assembly and shall organize the cabinet into such organizational units as the secretary deems necessary to perform the functions, powers, and duties of …

The Attorney General may prosecute an appeal, without security, in any case from which an appeal will lie whenever, in his judgment, the interest of the Commonwealth demands it.

Deputy. The secretary shall have any and all necessary power and authority, subject to appropriate provisions of the statutes, to create such positions and to employ the necessary personnel in such positions to enable the secretary to perform the functions of the cabinet. The sec…

general, assistants, special attorneys and contract attorneys. (1) The Attorney General shall appoint a deputy attorney general, who shall have the same qualifications required of a Circuit Judge except for residence in a district and who shall receive the same salary as a Circui…

(1) The Attorney General, with the approval of the head of the cabinet involved, shall appoint assistant attorneys general for the Transportation Cabinet and the Finance and Administration Cabinet. (2) The assistant attorneys general and additional attorneys provided for in subse…

All appointments to positions not in the classified service shall be made pursuant to KRS 12.050 and such appointees shall be major assistants to the secretary and shall assist in the development of policy.

(1) The Office of Administrative Hearings is created within the Department of Law. (2) This office shall have the following responsibilities: (a) Employing and maintaining a pool of hearing officers for assignment to the individual agencies at their request, for the conduct of ad…

Construction. (1) There is hereby established a Unit of Election Investigations and Security within the Office of the Attorney General, which shall enforce state election laws in accordance with KRS 15.243 and: (a) Receive complaints from election officials or any other person al…

Prevention of identity theft. (1) The Attorney General may investigate the use of personal identification and financial information by persons for the purpose of theft, fraud, or both, or any other illegal or fraudulent activity that may involve electronic commerce, the use of pu…

Attorney General -- Duties. (1) The Office of the Attorney General may establish a working group to address all aspects of human trafficking, including commercial sexual activity and forced labor or services. (2) If established, the working group shall be chaired by the Attorney …

Except as otherwise provided by law, the cabinet shall administer all state programs and all state and federally funded grant programs related to criminal justice.

The Attorney General may employ such stenographic, investigative and other clerical help for the use and benefit of his department as he deems necessary for the proper conduct of his office, within the limits of appropriations made for that purpose. Investigative personnel as des…

cabinet functions. The secretary may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A and direct proceedings and actions for the administration of all laws and functions which are vested in the cabinet, except laws and functions vested in the Department of…

The Attorney General and the assistant attorneys general shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses when called away from the state capital on business of the Commonwealth.

The Attorney General may promulgate and file with the Legislative Research Commission those rules and regulations which will facilitate performing the duties and exercising the authority vested in the Attorney General and the Department of Law by law.

Administrative regulations. The cabinet, in consultation with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Kentucky Commission on Women, and any other agency concerned with particular acts of criminal activity, shall: (1) Design and make available to all law enforcement agenci…

County and Commonwealth attorneys may request in writing the assistance of the Attorney General in the conduct of any criminal investigation or proceeding. The Attorney General may take such action as he deems appropriate and practicable under the circumstances in the rendering o…

enforcement agencies' policies. (1) No state law enforcement agency or official shall stop, detain, or search any person when such action is solely motivated by consideration of race, color, or ethnicity, and the action would constitute a violation of the civil rights of the pers…

and resources to Trooper Island, the Kentucky State Police Foundation, and the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and its agencies may provide state personnel, state property, and state resources to Trooper Island Incorporated, the…

As used in KRS 15A.210 to 15A.240 and KRS 15A.990: (1) "Certified juvenile facility staff" means individuals who meet the qualifications of, and who have completed a course of education and training developed and approved by, the Department of Juvenile Justice; (2) "Secure juveni…

President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or court or grand jury -- Subpoenas. (1) Whenever requested in writing by: (a) The Governor: (b) The President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly; (c) Any of the courts…

to act as special prosecutor. When the Attorney General has been requested to participate in a given case pursuant to KRS 15.200, the Attorney General may, at his own discretion, direct that a Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney from another circuit or district participate…

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall promulgate and enforce administrative regulations to govern at least the following aspects of the operation of facilities: (a) Administration; (b) Personnel; (c) Training and staff development; (d) Recordkeeping; (e) Physical plant; (f…

Whenever the Attorney General shall undertake any of the actions prescribed herein, he shall be authorized to exercise all powers and perform all duties in respect to such criminal actions or proceedings which the prosecuting attorney would otherwise perform or exercise, includin…

Except as provided in KRS 15.190 to 15.240, the powers and duties conferred upon or required of the Attorney General by KRS 15.190 to 15.240 shall not be construed to deprive prosecuting attorneys of any of their authority in respect to criminal prosecutions, or relieve them from…

(1) Each person or organization operating a facility shall register with the Department of Juvenile Justice and shall comply with the regulations issued pursuant to KRS 15A.210. (2) Each organization operating or seeking to operate or expand a facility shall: (a) Apply to the Dep…

(1) After the examination of each county's financial administration by the Auditor of Public Accounts as provided in KRS 43.070, and receipt of a written report from the Auditor of Public Accounts as required by KRS 43.090, the Attorney General may conduct such investigation as i…

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall inspect, at least annually, each registered facility to assure its compliance with administrative regulations. (2) The Department of Juvenile Justice may require reports and other data at least annually from each facility.

trafficking in stolen identities. The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys for the prosecution of offenses under and the enforcement of the provisions of KRS 411.210, 434.872, 434.874, 514.160, 514.170, and 532.034…

KRS 433.892 to 433.896, 433.900 to 433.925, and 512.090. The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 433.892 to 433.896, 433.900 to 433.925, and 512.090.

KRS 304.47-020. The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction with Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47- 020.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the Attorney General shall have authority to initiate actions or intervene in actions brought pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapters 146, 151, 217B, 224 and 350.

(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall enforce the provisions of KRS 15A.210 to 15A.230 and the administrative regulations issued thereunder. (2) The Department of Juvenile Justice may institute legal proceedings including but not limited to injunctive remedies to secure co…

of laws relating to elective medical procedures, including abortions. (1) The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief as well as civil and criminal penalties in courts of proper jurisdiction to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of: (a) KRS Chapter 216B regarding aborti…

The Attorney General shall possess jurisdiction, concurrent with that of county and Commonwealth's attorneys, to investigate and prosecute violations of the election laws. The Attorney General, county attorneys, and Commonwealth's attorneys shall notify the Registry of Election F…

line for report of violations -- Random inquiry for irregularities -- Initiation of prosecutions. (1) In addition to the other duties and powers of the Attorney General, he or she shall enforce all of the state's election laws by civil or criminal processes. (2) The Attorney Gene…