Whenever a public hearing is required by this chapter, the presiding body may prescribe the procedures to be followed. No information offered at the hearing shall be excluded for failure to follow judicial rules of evidence. The presiding body may adopt its own rules to determine the kind of information that will be received. Members of the presiding body may visit a site pertinent to a hearing prior to the final decision of the presiding body. All information allowed to be received shall constitute evidence upon which action may be based.
Effective: July 15, 1986.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 100.345

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 40, effective July 15, 1986.

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