Where the venue of a prosecution is in two (2) or more counties, the prosecution shall proceed in the county in which the process for the arrest of the defendant is first issued, unless an indictment for the offense is pending in another county.
KRS 452.630
Prosecution where process for arrest first issued
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Tipton v. Commonwealth (1964)
Most recently applied in Corbett v. Commonwealth (September 1986)
History: Created 1962 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.