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Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 15

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15.010Department of Law -- Attorney General as head -- Major organizational units.15.015Practice of law prohibited.15.020Chief law officer and adviser -- Duty to attend to litigation, write opinions, draft writings -- Communication with Legislative Research Commission -- When to appear for Commonwealth -- Constitutional challenge may be brought in any county.15.025Conditions to furnishing opinions.15.055Publication of list of delinquent child support obligors -- Distribution of "most wanted" posters.15.060Actions to collect and recover money due Commonwealth with assistance of Department of Revenue, Auditor of Public Accounts, or any other appropriate agency.15.070Index book of cases -- Opinions to be kept on file.15.080Biennial report to Governor.15.090Appeals.15.100Deputy attorney general, solicitor general, assistant deputy attorneys general, assistants, special attorneys and contract attorneys.15.105Assistant attorneys general for certain agencies.15.111Office of Administrative Hearings.15.112Unit of Election Investigations and Security -- Duties -- Report -- Construction.15.113Attorney General may investigate certain illegal or fraudulent activity -- Prevention of identity theft.15.114Human trafficking -- Establishment of working group by the Office of the Attorney General -- Duties.15.150Stenographic, investigative and clerical help.15.170Expenses of Attorney General and assistants when away from capital.15.180Power to promulgate regulations.15.190Assistance in criminal proceedings on request of local prosecuting officials.15.200May intervene or direct criminal proceeding on request of Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or court or grand jury -- Subpoenas.15.205Attorney General may direct Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney to act as special prosecutor.15.210Authority in criminal prosecutions.15.220Power of Attorney General not to affect powers or duties of local officers.15.225Investigation of county financial administration -- Report.15.231Jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases involving theft of identity and trafficking in stolen identities.15.232Concurrent jurisdiction in investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 433.892 to 433.896, 433.900 to 433.925, and 512.090.15.240Authority of Attorney General to initiate or intervene in certain actions.15.241Attorney General's powers to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of laws relating to elective medical procedures, including abortions.15.242Election law jurisdiction -- Notice to Registry of Election Finance.15.243Enforcement of all election laws -- Duties of Attorney General -- Toll-free line for report of violations -- Random inquiry for irregularities -- Initiation of prosecutions.15.245Witness and victim rights pamphlet -- Preparation -- Distribution.15.247Victim, witness, and family protection program -- Protective services.15.255Powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Law.15.257Requirements for distribution of explanatory materials -- Open Records and Open Meetings laws -- Retention and management of public records. (Effective until July 15, 2026)15.260Other departments and agencies to give assistance.15.262Definitions for KRS 15.262 to 15.278.15.264General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee -- Members -- Chair -- Expenses -- Meetings.15.266Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief -- Director -- Powers and duties.15.268General Regulatory Sandbox Program -- Applications.15.270Duties of regulatory relief office upon receipt of application.15.272Written report by agency -- Advisory committee review -- Consultation by regulatory relief office -- Review of application -- Written agreement.15.274Denial of application if applicant culpable in crime bearing relationship to participation -- Notice of approval.15.276Demonstration of offering -- Action in accordance with licenses in other jurisdictions -- Immunity from actions and charges during demonstration period -- Criminal liability -- Termination of participation -- Liability for business losses and expenses.15.278Reports.15.280Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center -- Reports -- Purposes -- Confidentiality of information and record copies.15.291Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission -- Membership -- Meetings -- Criteria for award of moneys from opioid abatement trust fund.15.293Opioid abatement trust fund.15.295Local government fee fund.15.300Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Compliance Advisory Board -- Members -- Organization -- Duties -- Duties of Attorney General.15.310Definitions for KRS 15.310 to 15.510, 15.990, and 15.992.15.315Kentucky Law Enforcement Council.15.320Meetings of council -- Officers -- Quorum -- Reports.15.325Members to be reimbursed for expenses.15.330Functions and powers of council.15.334Mandatory training subjects for law enforcement students -- Mandatory in-service training courses for certified peace officers -- Administrative regulations -- Sexual assault investigation training course -- Domestic violence and abuse training. (Effective until July 15, 2026)15.335Residence or voting eligibility not to disqualify peace officer.15.340Availability of facilities and services.15.350Definitions.15.360Certification of police instructors.15.370Certification required for police instruction.15.380Officers required to be certified -- Officers permitted to be certified -- Exemptions.15.382Minimum qualifications for certification.15.383Marksmanship qualification for certified peace officers.15.384Cost of council administered tests -- Waiver.15.386Certification categories -- Required courses -- Status of certification.15.388Report on certification status for newly employed peace officer or court security officer -- Training of person in precertification status -- Issuance or denial -- Right of appeal -- Transfer.15.390Appeal upon denial of precertification.15.391Revocation of peace officer certification -- Appeal -- Hearing -- Mandatory reporting -- Subpoenas -- Administrative regulations.15.392Report on separation from service -- Placement of certification on inactive status -- Lapse or retirement of certification -- Action by council.15.394Declaratory judgment action if agency job task analysis deemed invalid.15.396Effect if agency knowingly employs or appoints persons who fail to meet requirements of KRS 15.380 to 15.404.15.3971Court security officers -- Minimum qualifications -- Exceptions.15.3973Revocation of court security officer certification.15.3975Training requirements for employment -- Biennial in-service training -- Extension -- Loss of status upon failure to complete training -- Regaining certification.15.3977Certification categories for court security officers.15.3979Court security officer not considered hazardous duty position -- Ineligibility for Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund.15.398Statutory provisions not superseded by KRS 15.380 to 15.404.15.400Effect of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 on officers employed before or after December 1, 1998 -- Exception to Open Records Act.15.402Additional requirements by employing agency.15.404Basic training and in-service training for peace officers and constables.15.405Conditional offer of employment as peace officer pending receipt of certification status and employment records.15.406Council to provide certification status information to out-of-state law enforcement agency upon request.15.408Minimum age required to attend basic training course.15.409Wellness program -- Confidentiality of records and communications -- Exceptions to privilege.15.410Intention of Legislature to assist law enforcement.15.420Definitions for KRS 15.410 to 15.510.15.430Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund -- Funds accruing under KRS 42.190 and 136.392 -- Trust and agency fund.15.440Requirements for participation in fund distribution -- Service and training in another state -- Eligibility of government unit contingent on police department compliance -- Deputies -- Deadlines. (Effective until July 15, 2026)15.442Court security officers and fire investigators ineligible to participate in fund -- Appointment of court security officer does not affect eligibility of sheriff or deputy sheriffs.15.450Fund administered by secretary -- Administrative regulations -- Reimbursement of administrative costs -- Reports.15.455Certification of program cost projections to Finance and Administration Cabinet.15.460Supplemental payments and retirement contributions to local governments from fund -- Administrative expense reimbursement -- Fringe benefits costs -- Game wardens and Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet peace officers -- Supplements to qualified police officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs -- Receipt of supplements during period of military activation -- Due process disciplinary procedures. (Effective until July 15, 2026)15.470Purposes for which funds may be used.15.480Payment by the Finance and Administration Cabinet.15.490Reports -- Compensation as part of salary.15.500Distribution of insufficient funds -- Unexpended funds.15.510Appeals.15.512Retention of records of officers having met KRS 15.440(1)(j) biennial training requirements.15.515Participation in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund by a police officer who is elected jailer.15.518Law Enforcement Professional Development and Wellness Program -- Administrative regulations -- Confidentiality of program participant's communications and data -- Exceptions -- Law Enforcement Professional Development and Wellness Program fund -- Leave following critical incident.15.519Definitions -- Officer access to private open land for surveillance prohibited without search warrant -- Exceptions.15.520Complaints against police officers -- Manner of investigation and hearing -- Statutory provisions that do not apply.15.525Referral program for substance abuse treatment -- Information exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.878(1)(a) -- Limitation of liability.15.530Definitions for KRS 15.530 to 15.590.15.540Qualifications for public safety telecommunicator -- Information not subject to disclosure -- Training requirements.15.550Law enforcement telecommunicators -- Training program.15.552Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group -- Duties -- Meetings -- Sunset -- Members -- Development of new training delivery format -- Part-time telecommunicator training.15.560Required completion of public safety telecommunicator academy or telecommunicator overview training -- Annual in-service training course.15.565In-service training courses required of all telecommunicators with access to CJIS.15.570Waiver of basic training program upon satisfactory completion of comparable program.15.580Roster of certified telecommunicators.15.585Reciprocal agreements to provide telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation.15.590Administrative regulations.15.605Definitions.15.610Primary jurisdiction.15.620Eliminating conflicts among standards.15.625Appeal.15.630Injunctive relief against inspecting agency.15.635Effect on conflicting laws.15.700Unified and integrated prosecutor system established.15.705Prosecutors Advisory Council.15.706Prosecutors Advisory Council to collect data on sexual offenses involving minors.15.707Subpoena power of Prosecutors Advisory Council.15.708Authority of Prosecutors Advisory Council to apply for and receive funds.15.710Delegation of functions to Attorney General.15.715Intervention in criminal prosecutions by Attorney General -- Prosecution of complaint against local prosecutor -- Performance of duties of local prosecutor until vacancy filled.15.717Development of prosecutor's manual.15.718Training and continuing education for Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys and their staffs -- Completion requirements.15.720Reports.15.725Duties of Commonwealth's attorney and county attorneys -- Agreements to share or redistribute prosecutorial duties -- Circuit clerk's authority to issue criminal warrants.15.727Duty of Commonwealth's attorney and county attorney to assist child sexual abuse multidisciplinary team.15.728Notification to Office of Charitable Gaming of investigation or prosecution of violation of charitable gaming laws.15.730Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys as special prosecutors.15.733Disqualification of prosecuting attorney -- Appointment of a special prosecutor.15.734Disqualification of prosecuting attorney due to indictment on a felony charge -- Appointment of special prosecutor for duration of disqualification.15.735Disqualification -- Assignment of another prosecutor.15.740Commonwealth's attorney and county attorney not to represent accused.15.745Construction of KRS Chapter 15.15.750Budget -- Payment of office expenses -- Purchase of liability insurance.15.753Indemnification from financial loss in legal actions for Attorney General, Commonwealth's attorneys, county attorneys, and their staffs.15.755Compensation of Commonwealth's attorney and staff -- Monthly expense allowance -- Compensation adjusted -- Private law practice regulated.15.757Procedure for voluntarily changing status from part-time to full-time Commonwealth's attorney.15.760Staff of Commonwealth's attorneys -- County's duty to provide grand jury and witness rooms -- Victim advocate.15.765Salary of county attorney -- Expense allowance -- Compensation adjustment -- Private practice of law permitted.15.770Assistant county attorneys, stenographers, secretaries, and other staff positions.15.775Educational programs on investigation and prosecution of crimes against the elderly.15.800Definitions for KRS 15.800 to 15.876.15.802Duties of Department of Child Support Services -- Processing of child support payments -- State disbursement unit -- Cooperation with courts and officials -- Reporting of obligors -- Denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses -- Data match system -- Subpoenas -- Distribution of child support program information.15.804Standardized forms for entry of state case registry information.15.806Debt due and owing to state by parents.15.808Assignment -- Subrogation -- Distribution of child support payments -- Effect of termination of Title IV-D services.15.810Title IV-A services available to individuals not receiving public assistance benefits -- Continuation of IV-D services -- Fee for services -- Exemption -- Annual fee.15.812Action when application received by cabinet -- Exceptions -- Definition.15.814Office's duty to locate custodial and noncustodial parents -- Enforcement of child support obligations -- Registry of information relating to parents -- Assistance from governmental agencies -- Limits on availability of information.15.816Employment assistance program for low-income noncustodial parents.15.818Information to be supplied by employer.15.820Child support lien or levy in favor of office -- Filing of notice -- Foreclosure actions -- Immobilization of vehicles of child support obligors.15.822Payments to be made through the state agency or the agency's designee.15.824Penalty imposed upon payor for tender of dishonored check.15.826Manner for receipt and distribution of payments.15.828Judicial proceeding to secure support.15.830Concurrent jurisdiction of Circuit and District Courts in certain child support cases.15.832Surety to guarantee payment of overdue support.15.834Release of information to consumer reporting agencies -- Notice -- Charge for information.15.836Credit report from consumer reporting agency requested for purpose of child support recovery.15.838Federal and state income tax refund offsets.15.840Sharing of state tax information for child support collection.15.842Child custody and visitation rights.15.844Data match agreements between office and financial institutions -- Surrender of assets when parent is subject to lien -- Fee -- Financial institutions not liable.15.846Wage reporting and financial institution match systems -- Agreements.15.848Disclosure of information about data match system to depositors -- Penalty -- Liability of financial institution -- Fee.15.850Lien against account of parent owing child support -- Notice -- Account activity fees -- Priority of lien.15.852Interstate lien to enforce Kentucky child support obligation -- Lien to enforce obligation created in another state -- Priority of out-of-state lien -- Certification of authority.15.854Legal action for reimbursement.15.856Service of process by constable in county containing city of the first class.15.858Identity of parent -- Information concealment.15.860Procedures -- Actions -- Remedies.15.862Use of administrative process to determine and enforce support obligations.15.864Administrative subpoena for information relating to child support -- Financial institution may deduct funds from account -- Action to enforce subpoena.15.866Administrative regulations.15.868Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure.15.870Release of data to government agencies.15.872Office may coordinate with other agencies.15.874Referral to local officials -- Cooperative arrangements for administering.15.876Standardized forms for entry into state case registry.15.900Definitions for KRS 15.900 to 15.940.15.905State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.15.910Members of board -- Terms -- Chairperson -- Expenses -- Voting.15.915Public meetings and records.15.920Duties of board.15.925Report of board.15.930Use of funds.15.935Purposes for disbursement of funds.15.940Criteria for making grants to community resource organizations -- Administration by cabinet.15.942Training plan for child sexual abuse and child abuse and neglect cases.15.946In-service training for peace officers on child sexual abuse.15.948Attorney General to have staff available specially trained in child sexual abuse and child abuse and neglect -- Assistance to prosecutors.15.990Penalties.15.992Penalties.