A respondent who has been ordered involuntarily admitted following the preliminary hearing shall have venue for all subsequent proceedings, including the final hearing, transferred to the court of the county where the respondent is admitted; however, the court of the county where the preliminary hearing was held may, upon its own motion, or shall, upon motion of one (1) of the parties, retain venue over proceedings subsequent to the preliminary hearing.
Effective: July 13, 1990

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 202B.110

  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Respondent: means a person alleged in a hearing under this chapter to be an individual with an intellectual disability. See Kentucky Statutes 202B.010
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 10, effective July 13, 1990.

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