The Attorney General, in consultation with legal, victims services, victim advocacy, and mental health professionals with an expertise in domestic violence, shall develop a prosecutor’s manual for Commonwealth’s Attorneys and county attorneys establishing the policies and procedures for the prosecution of domestic violence related crime. The manual shall be completed no later than January 1 after July 15, 1996, and revised by July
31 of every even numbered year which follows. The Attorney General shall distribute a copy of the manual to every Commonwealth’s Attorney and county attorney.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.717


Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996.