(1) All trial courts in this Commonwealth having jurisdiction of criminal causes shall provide such pretrial release investigation and services as necessary to effectuate the purposes of KRS § 431.510 to KRS § 431.550, including KRS § 431.518, and, where practical, to assist in the earliest possible determination of:
(a) Whether a person is a needy person under KRS Chapter 31; and

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 431.515

  • 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.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

(b) Whether a person has been in combat by asking the question, “Have you served in the National Guard or the United States Armed Forces and been in combat?” during the pretrial release investigation.
(2) The Supreme Court may by appropriate rule or order establish and provide for such pretrial investigation and release services including, where practical, the taking of financial statements, and the court’s determination of whether a person is a needy person as provided in KRS § 31.120.
(3) Pretrial officers shall give contact information on the Kentucky National Guard Family Services Program within the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs or similar programs which provide a full range of services for combat veterans to any person who states that he or she has been in combat, including an opportunity to call the program during the interview.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2009 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 2, effective March 24, 2009. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 5. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 2.