A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer which he is being or has been returned, until he has been convicted in the criminal proceeding, or, if acquitted, until he has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he was extradited.
KRS 440.390
Immunity from civil process
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 440.010 to 440.990 (51 sections).
Effective: June 16, 1960 History: Created 1960 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.