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 any of their duties to enforce the criminal laws of the Commonwealth.
KRS 15.220
Power of Attorney General not to affect powers or duties of local officers
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Benet v. Commonwealth (2008)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Hamilton (October 2013)
History: Amended 1966 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.