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403.785 Duties of law enforcement agencies.
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(2)
Each law enforcement agency shall report all incidents of actual or suspected
domestic violence and abuse within their knowledge to the Cabinet for Health
and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services, within
forty-eight (48) hours of learning of the incident or of the suspected incident.
When a law enforcement officer has reason to suspect that a family member,
member of an unmarried couple, or household member has been the victim of
domestic violence and abuse, the officer shall use all reasonable means to
prevent further abuse, including but not limited to:
(a) Remaining at the location of the domestic violence and abuse so long as
the officer reasonably suspects there is danger to the physical safety of
individuals present without the presence of a law enforcement officer;
(b) Assisting the victim of domestic violence and abuse in obtaining medical
treatment, including transporting the victim to the nearest medical facility
capable of providing the necessary treatment; and
(c) Advising the victim immediately of the rights available to them, including
the provisions of KRS 403.715 to 403.785.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 629, effective June 20, 2005. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 53, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 583, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky.
Acts ch. 54, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 172,
sec. 13, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 15,
effective July 13, 1984.
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