Kentucky Statutes 438.288 – Concurrent jurisdiction for enforcement of KRS 438.280 to 438.290 — Violation of KRS 367.170
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(1) The Attorney General and the county attorney shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions KRS § 438.280 to KRS § 438.290, and may recover the reasonable costs of investigation and litigation.
(2) If an act by a personal emergency response system provider violates KRS § 367.170, the Attorney General may take civil action and seek any remedy provided in KRS Chapter 367, including recovery of the reasonable costs of investigation and litigation.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008.
(2) If an act by a personal emergency response system provider violates KRS § 367.170, the Attorney General may take civil action and seek any remedy provided in KRS Chapter 367, including recovery of the reasonable costs of investigation and litigation.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 438.288
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Created 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 102, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2008.