In a proceeding for impeachment instituted by the House of Representatives without a petition from any person, if the accused be acquitted he shall be entitled to his costs, to be taxed by the clerk of the Senate against the Commonwealth. If the accused be convicted, he shall pay the costs, to be taxed by the clerk and recovered by motion by the Attorney General, in the Franklin Circuit Court.
Effective: January 2, 1978

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 63.075

  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.

History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 22, effective January 2,
1978. — Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 14.

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