No witness before a grand jury, court of inquiry or on a trial for any violation of this chapter shall be permitted to refuse to answer any question because the answer will incriminate him, but this evidence shall not be used against him in any subsequent action and he shall not be prosecuted for any offense disclosed in his testimony.
KRS 242.420
Witness may not refuse to answer
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Brown (1981)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Brown (July 1981)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.