2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 403 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE -- CHILD CUSTODY 403.7539 Civil and criminal proceedings for violations of foreign protective orders.
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403.7539 Civil and criminal proceedings for violations of foreign protective orders.
(1) Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings for violation of a foreign protective
order for the same violation of the protective order shall be mutually exclusive. <br>Once either proceeding has been initiated, the other shall not be undertaken <br>regardless of the outcome of the original proceeding.
(2) If criminal proceedings for violation of a foreign protective order are undertaken,
the following shall apply: <br>(a) A person is guilty of violation of a foreign protective order when the person
intentionally violates the provisions of a foreign protective order properly <br>authenticated, or filed and awaiting authentication, pursuant to KRS 403.7521 <br>and 403.7524.
(b) Violation of a foreign protective order is a violation of KRS 403.763.
(3) If civil proceedings for violation of a foreign protective order are undertaken,
intentional violation of the foreign protective order by the person against whom it <br>was issued shall constitute contempt of court.
Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 191, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1996.
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