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15.247 Victim, witness, and family protection program -- Protective services.
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The Attorney General shall develop and administer a program for the
protection of crime victims and witnesses and their immediate families.
Within the limits of the administrative regulations, guidelines, and
appropriations for this purpose, the program shall provide funding to the
Department of Kentucky State Police or to a sheriff's office or city or county
police department agreeing to provide protection to crime victims and
witnesses and their families.
Any Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney may apply to the Attorney
General for funding for protection of crime victims, witnesses, and their
families.
No protective service shall be rendered to the same person for more than six
(6) months.
Protective services funded by this program shall be limited to:
(a) Physical protection of the person;
(b) Physical security measures for the person's residence, vehicle,
workplace, or combination thereof; or
(c) Short-term relocation.
The Attorney General shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS
Chapter 13A for the operation of the program.
Nothing in this statute shall be construed to create a cause of action for money
damages against the state, a county, a municipality, or any of their agencies,
public officials, or employees.
No court shall order a law enforcement agency to protect crime victim
witnesses or their immediate families.
No record that may lead to the identity of a person seeking or given protection
under this section shall be an open record. This protection shall extend even to
the question of whether such a record exists.
Effective:June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 15, effective June 26, 2007. -Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 50, effective July 15, 1998.
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