Kentucky cedes to the United States jurisdiction over the area embraced by the federal correctional institution at Fayette County.
Effective: July 13, 1984

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 3.026

  • Federal: refers to the United States. 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.

History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984.