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KRS 510.300

Expungement of record

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Jones (2013)

Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Jones (August 2013)

Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky

(1) The arrest record of anyone accused by his spouse of an offense under this chapter shall be expunged if said charge was either dismissed with prejudice or a verdict of not guilty on said charge was entered.

(2) If the charges brought against a defendant under this chapter are dismissed with prejudice or the defendant is found not guilty, the court shall order all law enforcement and other public agencies holding records of the offense to expunge the records.

(3) No person whose records have been expunged pursuant to this section shall have to answer "Yes" and may answer "No" to the question "Have you ever been arrested?" or any similar question with regard to the offense for which the records were expunged.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.