If, after an investigation or examination, the commissioner, Department of Kentucky State Police, believes that the evidence concerning a fire indicates that a crime has been committed, he or she shall furnish all data of an evidentiary nature in his or her possession to the county attorney of the county in which the fire took place, or the Commonwealth’s attorney in that district, and request that such attorney institute such criminal proceeding as the evidence warrants.
Effective: June 26, 2007

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 227.290

  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. 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.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 261, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 91, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(8). — Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 201, sec. 10.

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