Commonwealth detectives shall have the power of arrest in the counties comprising their districts and the right to execute process statewide. They shall assist the Commonwealth’s attorney in all matters pertaining to his office in the manner he designates and shall assist him in the preparation of all criminal cases in Circuit Court by investigating the evidence and facts connected with such cases.
Effective: July 15, 1980

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 69.110

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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.

History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended
1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 28, effective January 1, 1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 74. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 1; ch. 124, sec. 3; and ch. 276, sec. 1. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1; and ch. 255, sec. 82. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 1. — Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 3; and ch. 109, sec. 1. — Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 1. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1. — Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 1. –
– Amended 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 87, secs. 1 and 2. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 125b-1 to 125b-4, 125m-1 to
125m-4, 1851b-14.

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