It shall be the duty of each Commonwealth’s attorney, county attorney, or city attorney to whom the cabinet or its agents report any violation of KRS § 217.005 to KRS § 217.215, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Before any violation of KRS § 217.005 to
217.215 is reported to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated may be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views before the cabinet or its designated agent, either orally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.
Effective: June 16, 1960
History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 19, effective June 16, 1960.