As used in KRS § 421.610 to KRS § 421.690:
(1) “Penal institutions” includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction or other place of penal detention;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 421.600

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(2) “State” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any territory of the United States;
(3) “Witness” means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.
Effective: June 19, 1976
History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 213, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1976.