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KRS 202A.053

Venue

Known as the Kentucky Mental Health Hospitalization Act

The act spans §§ 202A.006 to 202A.991 (85 sections).

Effective: July 15, 1988 History: Created 1988 Ky

(1) A respondent who has been ordered involuntarily hospitalized following the preliminary hearing shall have venue for all subsequent proceedings, including the final hearing, transferred to the court of the county where the respondent is hospitalized.

(2) The court of the county where the preliminary hearing was held may, upon its own motion, or shall, upon motion of one (1) of the parties, retain venue over proceedings subsequent to the preliminary hearing.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.