(1) The Attorney General has concurrent jurisdiction with the Commonwealth’s attorneys of this state for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The Attorney General may investigate and prosecute a practitioner or any other person who violates the provisions of:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 315.235

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a) This chapter; and
(b) Any other statute if the violation is committed by the practitioner or person in the course of committing a violation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) When acting pursuant to this section, the Attorney General may commence his investigation and file a criminal action without leave of court, and the Attorney General has exclusive charge of the conduct of the prosecution.
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 16, effective June 20, 2005.

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