The District Court where the offense occurred shall have venue and jurisdiction with the courts of this Commonwealth of all prosecutions for violations of the weight provisions of KRS § 189.221, 189.222, 189.226, 189.230, 189.270 and 189.271.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 258, sec. 3.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 189.272

  • 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.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
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