Kentucky Statutes 15.241 – Attorney General’s powers to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of laws relating to elective medical procedures, including abortions
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(1) The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief as well as civil and criminal penalties in courts of proper jurisdiction to prevent, penalize, and remedy violations of:
(a) KRS Chapter 216B regarding abortion facilities and the administrative regulations promulgated in furtherance thereof;
(b) KRS § 311.710 to KRS § 311.830 regarding abortions and the administrative regulations promulgated in furtherance thereof; and
(c) KRS Chapter 39A and any orders or directives issued thereunder relating to elective medical procedures, including but not limited to abortions.
(2) Nothing in this section shall limit or preclude such authority as the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has to seek the relief set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
Effective:February 2, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 1, effective February 2, 2021. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 78, effective June 20, 2005. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 582, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998.
(a) KRS Chapter 216B regarding abortion facilities and the administrative regulations promulgated in furtherance thereof;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.241
- 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.
(b) KRS § 311.710 to KRS § 311.830 regarding abortions and the administrative regulations promulgated in furtherance thereof; and
(c) KRS Chapter 39A and any orders or directives issued thereunder relating to elective medical procedures, including but not limited to abortions.
(2) Nothing in this section shall limit or preclude such authority as the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has to seek the relief set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
Effective:February 2, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 1, effective February 2, 2021. — Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 78, effective June 20, 2005. — Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 582, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998.