Kentucky Statutes 209A.120 – Duty of law enforcement to provide assistance as required under KRS 403.785 and 456.090 — Use of JC-3 form — Report to Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center
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(1) If a law enforcement officer receives a report of domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse, the officer shall use all reasonable means to provide assistance as required under KRS § 403.785 and KRS § 456.090.
(2) A law enforcement officer who responds to a report of domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse shall use the JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, as provided by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to document any information or injuries related to the domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse.
(3) A completed JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, shall be kept in the records of the law enforcement officer’s agency of employment.
(4) If the JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, includes information that only relates to a victim as defined in KRS § 209A.020, the form shall not be forwarded to the cabinet.
(5) If the JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, includes information on known or suspected child abuse or neglect or the abuse or neglect of an elderly or disabled adult, the form shall be forwarded to the cabinet.
(6) The Kentucky State Police or the law enforcement officer’s agency of employment shall provide the preceding calendar year‘s JC-3 data, and all other relevant data, to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center created in KRS § 15.280 by February
1 of each year.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2022. — Created
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 7, effective June 29, 2017.
(2) A law enforcement officer who responds to a report of domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse shall use the JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, as provided by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to document any information or injuries related to the domestic violence and abuse or dating violence and abuse.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 209A.120
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 209A.020
- Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Law enforcement officer: means a member of a lawfully organized police unit or police force of county, city, or metropolitan government who is responsible for the detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, as well as a sheriff, sworn deputy sheriff, campus police officer, law enforcement support personnel, public airport authority security officer, other public and federal peace officer responsible for law enforcement, special local peace officer appointed pursuant to KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 209A.020
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Victim: means an individual who is or has been abused by a spouse or former spouse or an intimate partner who meets the definition of a member of an unmarried couple as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 209A.020
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) A completed JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, shall be kept in the records of the law enforcement officer’s agency of employment.
(4) If the JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, includes information that only relates to a victim as defined in KRS § 209A.020, the form shall not be forwarded to the cabinet.
(5) If the JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, includes information on known or suspected child abuse or neglect or the abuse or neglect of an elderly or disabled adult, the form shall be forwarded to the cabinet.
(6) The Kentucky State Police or the law enforcement officer’s agency of employment shall provide the preceding calendar year‘s JC-3 data, and all other relevant data, to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center created in KRS § 15.280 by February
1 of each year.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2022. — Created
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 7, effective June 29, 2017.