No witness before a grand jury, court of inquiry or on a trial for any violation of this chapter shall be permitted to refuse to answer any question because the answer will incriminate him, but this evidence shall not be used against him in any subsequent action and he shall not be prosecuted for any offense disclosed in his testimony.
Effective: October 1, 1942
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 242.420

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky.
Stat. sec. 2554c-36.

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