§ 69.008 Commonwealth’s and county attorneys prohibited from requesting or requiring victim of alleged sexual offense to submit to polygraph or other examination — Other prohibitions
§ 69.010 Duty of Commonwealth’s attorney to attend to civil cases in Circuit Court — Exceptions
§ 69.013 Duties as special prosecutor — Services outside of judicial circuit
§ 69.030 Duty to advise collector for Commonwealth
§ 69.040 Duty to collect judgments in favor of Commonwealth
§ 69.057 Expenses of Commonwealth’s attorney or county attorney when acting as special prosecutor
§ 69.060 Pro tem Commonwealth’s or county attorney — Appointment — Compensation
§ 69.090 When assistants shall act as Commonwealth’s attorney
§ 69.100 Power of stenographers for Commonwealth’s attorney in county of 200,000 or more to administer oath
§ 69.105 Power of stenographer for Commonwealth’s attorney to administer oath
§ 69.110 Commonwealth detectives — Powers and duties
§ 69.120 Counties having a population of more than 150,000 to pay expenses of Commonwealth’s attorney
§ 69.130 Counties containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class to provide automobile for Commonwealth’s attorney
§ 69.210 Duties of county attorney
§ 69.230 Improper opening, alteration or discontinuance of road — County attorney to oppose
§ 69.240 Judgments in favor of the Commonwealth — County attorney to collect
§ 69.300 Duties and qualifications of assistant county attorneys
§ 69.310 Duties when county attorney is absent
§ 69.320 Power of stenographer for county attorney in county containing a consolidated local government or a city of the first class in administering oaths
§ 69.350 Employment of victim advocate
§ 69.360 Employment of county detectives — Certification of county detectives appointed after July 1, 2019
§ 69.990 Penalties

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 69

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. 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.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Partnership: includes both general and limited partnerships. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.