Neither the psychiatrist-patient privilege nor the husband-wife privilege shall be a ground for excluding evidence regarding the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult or the cause thereof in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report pursuant to this chapter.
KRS 209.060
Privileged relationships not ground for excluding evidence
Known as the Kentucky Adult Protection Act
The act spans §§ 209–209 (33 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Dawson v. Commonwealth (1993)
Most recently applied in Dawson v. Commonwealth (December 1993)
History: Created 1976 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.