.247 Victim, witness, and family protection program -- Protective services.
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15.247 Victim, witness, and family protection program -- Protective services.
(1)
The Attorney General shall develop and administer a program for the protection of
crime victims and witnesses and their immediate families.
(2)
Within the limits of the administrative regulations, guidelines, and appropriations
for this purpose, the program shall provide funding to the 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.
(3)
Any Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney may apply to the Attorney
General for funding for protection of crime victims, witnesses, and their families.
(4)
No protective service shall be rendered to the same person for more than six (6)
months.
(5)
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.
(6)
The Attorney General shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS
Chapter 13A for the operation of the program.
(7)
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.
(8)
No court shall order a law enforcement agency to protect crime victim witnesses or
their immediate families.
(9)
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: July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 50, effective July 15, 1998.
2002-2004 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2003 Ky. Acts
ch. 156, pt. I, sec. A, item 12(a), at 1728; and State/Executive Branch Budget
Memorandum, 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 143, at 633 (Final Budget Memorandum, at 219).
2002-2004 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2003 Ky. Acts
ch. 156, pt. I, sec. A, item 12(b), at 1728; and State/Executive Branch Budget
Memorandum, 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 143, at 638 (Final Budget Memorandum, at 224).