Definitions for KRS 421.230 to 421.270
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Hodge v. Commonwealth (2000)
Most recently applied in Lokk v. CMI, Inc. (February 2015)
Effective: June 19, 1952 History: Created 1952 Ky
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) The word "witness" as used in KRS 421.230 to 421.270 shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding.
(2) The word "state" shall include any territory of the United States and District of Columbia.
(3) The word "summons" shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.