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Kentucky Chapter 15 — Department of Law

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  • KRS 15.010— Department of Law -- Attorney General as head -- Major organizational units
  • KRS 15.012— Repealed, 1986
  • KRS 15.015— Practice of law prohibited
  • KRS 15.020— Chief 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
  • KRS 15.025— Conditions to furnishing opinions
  • KRS 15.030— Repealed, 1944
  • KRS 15.040— Repealed, 1944
  • KRS 15.050— Repealed, 1948
  • KRS 15.055— Publication of list of delinquent child support obligors -- Distribution of "most wanted" posters
  • KRS 15.060— Actions to collect and recover money due Commonwealth with assistance of Department of Revenue, Auditor of Public Accounts, or any other appropriate agency
  • KRS 15.070— Index book of cases -- Opinions to be kept on file
  • KRS 15.080— Biennial report to Governor
  • KRS 15.090— Appeals
  • KRS 15.100— Deputy attorney general, solicitor general, assistant deputy attorneys general, assistants, special attorneys and contract attorneys
  • KRS 15.105— Assistant attorneys general for certain agencies
  • KRS 15.110— Repealed, 1960
  • KRS 15.111— Office of Administrative Hearings
  • KRS 15.112— Unit of Election Investigations and Security -- Duties -- Report -- Construction
  • KRS 15.113— Attorney General may investigate certain illegal or fraudulent activity -- Prevention of identity theft
  • KRS 15.114— Human trafficking -- Establishment of working group by the Office of the Attorney General -- Duties
  • KRS 15.115— Repealed, 1960
  • KRS 15.120— Repealed, 1960
  • KRS 15.130— Repealed, 1948
  • KRS 15.140— Repealed, 1960
  • KRS 15.145— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 15.150— Stenographic, investigative and clerical help
  • KRS 15.160— Repealed, 1950
  • KRS 15.170— Expenses of Attorney General and assistants when away from capital
  • KRS 15.180— Power to promulgate regulations
  • KRS 15.190— Assistance in criminal proceedings on request of local prosecuting officials
  • KRS 15.200— May 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
  • KRS 15.205— Attorney General may direct Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney to act as special prosecutor
  • KRS 15.210— Authority in criminal prosecutions
  • KRS 15.220— Power of Attorney General not to affect powers or duties of local officers
  • KRS 15.225— Investigation of county financial administration -- Report
  • KRS 15.230— Repealed, 1976
  • KRS 15.231— Jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases involving theft of identity and trafficking in stolen identities
  • KRS 15.232— Concurrent jurisdiction in investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 433.890 to 433.896, 433.900 to 433.906, and 512.090
  • KRS 15.240— Authority of Attorney General to initiate or intervene in certain actions
  • KRS 15.241— Attorney General's powers to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of laws relating to elective medical procedures, including abortions
  • KRS 15.242— Election law jurisdiction -- Notice to Registry of Election Finance
  • KRS 15.243— Enforcement of all election laws -- Duties of Attorney General -- Toll-free line for report of violations -- Random inquiry for irregularities -- Initiation of prosecutions
  • KRS 15.245— Witness and victim rights pamphlet -- Preparation -- Distribution
  • KRS 15.247— Victim, witness, and family protection program -- Protective services
  • KRS 15.250— Repealed, 1986
  • KRS 15.255— Powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Law
  • KRS 15.257— Requirements for distribution of explanatory materials -- Open Records and Open Meetings laws -- Retention and management of public records
  • KRS 15.260— Other departments and agencies to give assistance
  • KRS 15.262— Definitions for KRS 15.262 to 15.278
  • KRS 15.264— General Regulatory Sandbox Advisory Committee -- Members -- Chair -- Expenses -- Meetings
  • KRS 15.266— Kentucky Office of Regulatory Relief -- Director -- Powers and duties
  • KRS 15.268— General Regulatory Sandbox Program -- Applications
  • KRS 15.270— Duties of regulatory relief office upon receipt of application
  • KRS 15.272— Written report by agency -- Advisory committee review -- Consultation by regulatory relief office -- Review of application -- Written agreement
  • KRS 15.274— Denial of application if applicant culpable in crime bearing relationship to participation -- Notice of approval
  • KRS 15.276— Demonstration 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
  • KRS 15.278— Reports
  • KRS 15.280— Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center -- Reports -- Purposes -- Confidentiality of information and record copies
  • KRS 15.290— Repealed, 2017
  • KRS 15.291— Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission -- Membership -- Meetings -- Criteria for award of moneys from opioid abatement trust fund
  • KRS 15.293— Opioid abatement trust fund
  • KRS 15.295— Local government fee fund
  • KRS 15.300— Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Compliance Advisory Board -- Members -- Organization -- Duties -- Duties of Attorney General
  • KRS 15.310— Definitions for KRS 15.310 to 15.510, 15.990, and 15.992
  • KRS 15.315— Kentucky Law Enforcement Council
  • KRS 15.320— Meetings of council -- Officers -- Quorum -- Reports
  • KRS 15.325— Members to be reimbursed for expenses
  • KRS 15.330— Functions and powers of council
  • KRS 15.331— Repealed, 2005
  • KRS 15.333— Repealed, 2005
  • KRS 15.334— Mandatory 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
  • KRS 15.335— Residence or voting eligibility not to disqualify peace officer
  • KRS 15.340— Availability of facilities and services
  • KRS 15.350— Definitions
  • KRS 15.360— Certification of police instructors
  • KRS 15.370— Certification required for police instruction
  • KRS 15.380— Officers required to be certified -- Officers permitted to be certified -- Exemptions
  • KRS 15.382— Minimum qualifications for certification
  • KRS 15.383— Marksmanship qualification for certified peace officers
  • KRS 15.384— Cost of council administered tests -- Waiver
  • KRS 15.386— Certification categories -- Required courses -- Status of certification
  • KRS 15.388— Report 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
  • KRS 15.390— Appeal upon denial of precertification
  • KRS 15.391— Revocation of peace officer certification -- Appeal -- Hearing -- Mandatory reporting -- Subpoenas -- Administrative regulations
  • KRS 15.392— Report on separation from service -- Placement of certification on inactive status -- Lapse or retirement of certification -- Action by council
  • KRS 15.394— Declaratory judgment action if agency job task analysis deemed invalid
  • KRS 15.396— Effect if agency knowingly employs or appoints persons who fail to meet requirements of KRS 15.380 to 15.404
  • KRS 15.398— Statutory provisions not superseded by KRS 15.380 to 15.404
  • KRS 15.400— Effect of KRS 15.380 to 15.404 on officers employed before or after December 1, 1998 -- Exception to Open Records Act
  • KRS 15.402— Additional requirements by employing agency
  • KRS 15.404— Basic training and in-service training for peace officers and constables
  • KRS 15.405— Conditional offer of employment as peace officer pending receipt of certification status and employment records
  • KRS 15.406— Council to provide certification status information to out-of-state law enforcement agency upon request
  • KRS 15.408— Minimum age required to attend basic training course
  • KRS 15.409— Wellness program -- Confidentiality of records and communications -- Exceptions to privilege
  • KRS 15.410— Intention of Legislature to assist law enforcement
  • KRS 15.420— Definitions for KRS 15.410 to 15.510
  • KRS 15.430— Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund -- Funds accruing under KRS 42.190 and 136.392 -- Trust and agency fund
  • KRS 15.440— Requirements for participation in fund distribution -- Service and training in another state -- Eligibility of government unit contingent on police department compliance -- Deputies -- Deadlines
  • KRS 15.442— Court security officers and fire investigators ineligible to participate in fund -- Appointment of court security officer does not affect eligibility of sheriff or deputy sheriffs
  • KRS 15.450— Fund administered by secretary -- Administrative regulations -- Reimbursement of administrative costs -- Reports
  • KRS 15.455— Certification of program cost projections to Finance and Administration Cabinet
  • KRS 15.460— Supplemental 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
  • KRS 15.470— Purposes for which funds may be used
  • KRS 15.480— Payment by the Finance and Administration Cabinet
  • KRS 15.490— Reports -- Compensation as part of salary
  • KRS 15.500— Distribution of insufficient funds -- Unexpended funds
  • KRS 15.510— Appeals
  • KRS 15.512— Retention of records of officers having met KRS 15.440(1)(j) biennial training requirements
  • KRS 15.515— Participation in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund by a police officer who is elected jailer
  • KRS 15.518— Law 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
  • KRS 15.519— Definitions -- Officer access to private open land for surveillance prohibited without search warrant -- Exceptions
  • KRS 15.520— Complaints against police officers -- Manner of investigation and hearing -- Statutory provisions that do not apply
  • KRS 15.525— Referral program for substance abuse treatment -- Information exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.878(1)(a) -- Limitation of liability
  • KRS 15.530— Definitions for KRS 15.530 to 15.590. (Effective July 1, 2026)
  • KRS 15.540— Qualifications for public safety telecommunicator -- Information not subject to disclosure -- Training requirements
  • KRS 15.550— Law enforcement telecommunicators -- Training program
  • KRS 15.552— Public Safety Telecommunicator Work Group -- Duties -- Meetings -- Sunset -- Members -- Development of new training delivery format -- Part-time telecommunicator training
  • KRS 15.560— Required completion of public safety telecommunicator academy or telecommunicator overview training -- Annual in-service training course. (Effective July 1, 2026)
  • KRS 15.565— In-service training courses required of all telecommunicators with access to CJIS. (Effective July 1, 2026)
  • KRS 15.570— Waiver of basic training program upon satisfactory completion of comparable program
  • KRS 15.580— Roster of certified telecommunicators
  • KRS 15.585— Reciprocal agreements to provide telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • KRS 15.590— Administrative regulations. (Effective July 1, 2026)
  • KRS 15.605— Definitions
  • KRS 15.610— Primary jurisdiction
  • KRS 15.615— Repealed, 1978
  • KRS 15.620— Eliminating conflicts among standards
  • KRS 15.625— Appeal
  • KRS 15.630— Injunctive relief against inspecting agency
  • KRS 15.635— Effect on conflicting laws
  • KRS 15.700— Unified and integrated prosecutor system established
  • KRS 15.705— Prosecutors Advisory Council
  • KRS 15.706— Prosecutors Advisory Council to collect data on sexual offenses involving minors
  • KRS 15.707— Subpoena power of Prosecutors Advisory Council
  • KRS 15.708— Authority of Prosecutors Advisory Council to apply for and receive funds
  • KRS 15.710— Delegation of functions to Attorney General
  • KRS 15.715— Intervention in criminal prosecutions by Attorney General -- Prosecution of complaint against local prosecutor -- Performance of duties of local prosecutor until vacancy filled
  • KRS 15.717— Development of prosecutor's manual
  • KRS 15.718— Training and continuing education for Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys and their staffs -- Completion requirements
  • KRS 15.720— Reports
  • KRS 15.725— Duties of Commonwealth's attorney and county attorneys -- Agreements to share or redistribute prosecutorial duties -- Circuit clerk's authority to issue criminal warrants
  • KRS 15.727— Duty of Commonwealth's attorney and county attorney to assist child sexual abuse multidisciplinary team
  • KRS 15.728— Notification to Office of Charitable Gaming of investigation or prosecution of violation of charitable gaming laws
  • KRS 15.730— Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys as special prosecutors
  • KRS 15.733— Disqualification of prosecuting attorney -- Appointment of a special prosecutor
  • KRS 15.734— Disqualification of prosecuting attorney due to indictment on a felony charge -- Appointment of special prosecutor for duration of disqualification
  • KRS 15.735— Disqualification -- Assignment of another prosecutor
  • KRS 15.740— Commonwealth's attorney and county attorney not to represent accused
  • KRS 15.745— Construction of KRS Chapter 15
  • KRS 15.750— Budget -- Payment of office expenses -- Purchase of liability insurance
  • KRS 15.753— Indemnification from financial loss in legal actions for Attorney General, Commonwealth's attorneys, county attorneys, and their staffs
  • KRS 15.755— Compensation of Commonwealth's attorney and staff -- Monthly expense allowance -- Compensation adjusted -- Private law practice regulated
  • KRS 15.757— Procedure for voluntarily changing status from part-time to full-time Commonwealth's attorney
  • KRS 15.760— Staff of Commonwealth's attorneys -- County's duty to provide grand jury and witness rooms -- Victim advocate
  • KRS 15.765— Salary of county attorney -- Expense allowance -- Compensation adjustment -- Private practice of law permitted
  • KRS 15.770— Assistant county attorneys, stenographers, secretaries, and other staff positions
  • KRS 15.775— Educational programs on investigation and prosecution of crimes against the elderly
  • KRS 15.800— Definitions for KRS 15.800 to 15.876
  • KRS 15.802— Duties 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
  • KRS 15.804— Standardized forms for entry of state case registry information
  • KRS 15.806— Debt due and owing to state by parents
  • KRS 15.808— Assignment -- Subrogation -- Distribution of child support payments -- Effect of termination of Title IV-D services
  • KRS 15.810— Title IV-A services available to individuals not receiving public assistance benefits -- Continuation of IV-D services -- Fee for services -- Exemption -- Annual fee
  • KRS 15.812— Action when application received by cabinet -- Exceptions -- Definition
  • KRS 15.814— Office'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
  • KRS 15.816— Employment assistance program for low-income noncustodial parents
  • KRS 15.818— Information to be supplied by employer
  • KRS 15.820— Child support lien or levy in favor of office -- Filing of notice -- Foreclosure actions -- Immobilization of vehicles of child support obligors
  • KRS 15.822— Payments to be made through the state agency or the agency's designee
  • KRS 15.824— Penalty imposed upon payor for tender of dishonored check
  • KRS 15.826— Manner for receipt and distribution of payments
  • KRS 15.828— Judicial proceeding to secure support
  • KRS 15.830— Concurrent jurisdiction of Circuit and District Courts in certain child support cases
  • KRS 15.832— Surety to guarantee payment of overdue support
  • KRS 15.834— Release of information to consumer reporting agencies -- Notice -- Charge for information
  • KRS 15.836— Credit report from consumer reporting agency requested for purpose of child support recovery
  • KRS 15.838— Federal and state income tax refund offsets
  • KRS 15.840— Sharing of state tax information for child support collection
  • KRS 15.842— Child custody and visitation rights
  • KRS 15.844— Data match agreements between office and financial institutions -- Surrender of assets when parent is subject to lien -- Fee -- Financial institutions not liable
  • KRS 15.846— Wage reporting and financial institution match systems -- Agreements
  • KRS 15.848— Disclosure of information about data match system to depositors -- Penalty -- Liability of financial institution -- Fee
  • KRS 15.850— Lien against account of parent owing child support -- Notice -- Account activity fees -- Priority of lien
  • KRS 15.852— Interstate lien to enforce Kentucky child support obligation -- Lien to enforce obligation created in another state -- Priority of out-of-state lien -- Certification of authority
  • KRS 15.854— Legal action for reimbursement
  • KRS 15.856— Service of process by constable in county containing city of the first class
  • KRS 15.858— Identity of parent -- Information concealment
  • KRS 15.860— Procedures -- Actions -- Remedies
  • KRS 15.862— Use of administrative process to determine and enforce support obligations
  • KRS 15.864— Administrative subpoena for information relating to child support -- Financial institution may deduct funds from account -- Action to enforce subpoena
  • KRS 15.866— Administrative regulations
  • KRS 15.868— Divulging of information by employees or agents of the Commonwealth -- Penalties for unauthorized disclosure
  • KRS 15.870— Release of data to government agencies
  • KRS 15.872— Office may coordinate with other agencies
  • KRS 15.874— Referral to local officials -- Cooperative arrangements for administering
  • KRS 15.876— Standardized forms for entry into state case registry
  • KRS 15.900— Definitions for KRS 15.900 to 15.940
  • KRS 15.905— State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
  • KRS 15.910— Members of board -- Terms -- Chairperson -- Expenses -- Voting
  • KRS 15.915— Public meetings and records
  • KRS 15.920— Duties of board
  • KRS 15.925— Report of board
  • KRS 15.930— Use of funds
  • KRS 15.935— Purposes for disbursement of funds
  • KRS 15.940— Criteria for making grants to community resource organizations -- Administration by cabinet
  • KRS 15.942— Training plan for child sexual abuse and child abuse and neglect cases
  • KRS 15.944— Repealed, 2000
  • KRS 15.946— In-service training for peace officers on child sexual abuse
  • KRS 15.948— Attorney General to have staff available specially trained in child sexual abuse and child abuse and neglect -- Assistance to prosecutors
  • KRS 15.990— Penalties
  • KRS 15.992— Penalties
  • KRS 15.3971— Court security officers -- Minimum qualifications -- Exceptions
  • KRS 15.3973— Revocation of court security officer certification
  • KRS 15.3975— Training requirements for employment -- Biennial in-service training -- Extension -- Loss of status upon failure to complete training -- Regaining certification
  • KRS 15.3977— Certification categories for court security officers
  • KRS 15.3979— Court security officer not considered hazardous duty position -- Ineligibility for Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund