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403.785 Duties of law enforcement officers and agencies. (Effective January
1, 2016)
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A court issuing an order of protection shall direct the appropriate law
enforcement agency to assist the petitioner in having the provisions of the
order complied with.
When a law enforcement officer has reason to suspect that a person has been
the victim of domestic violence and abuse, the officer shall use all reasonable
means to provide assistance to the victim, including but not limited to:
(a) Remaining at the location of the call for assistance so long as the officer
reasonably suspects there is danger to the physical safety of individuals
there without the presence of a law enforcement officer;
(b) Assisting the victim 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 this chapter.
Orders of protection shall be enforced in any county of the Commonwealth.
Officers acting in good faith under this section shall be immune from criminal
and civil liability.
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.
Effective:January 1, 2016
History: Repealed and reenacted 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 18, effective January
1, 2016. -- 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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