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Chapter 421 - Witnesses
421.575 Role of victim advocates in court proceedings.

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KY Rev Stat § 421.575 (2021)
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421.575 Role of victim advocates in court proceedings. In all court proceedings, a victim advocate, upon the request of the victim, shall be allowed to accompany the victim during the proceeding to provide moral and emotional support. The victim advocate shall be allowed to confer orally and in writing with the victim in a reasonable manner. However, the victim advocate shall not provide legal advice or legal counsel to the crime victim in violation of KRS 421.570 and 524.130. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996.
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