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Title 38 - WITNESSES, EVIDENCE, NOTARIES, COMMISSIONERS OF FOREIGN DEEDS, AND LEGAL NOTICESChapter 421 - WITNESSES
CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION
Section 421.575 - Role of victim advocates in court proceedings

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 421.575

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Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225
Section 421.575 - Role of victim advocates in court proceedings

In all court proceedings, a victim advocate, upon the request of the victim, shall be allowed to accompany the victim during the proceeding to provide moral and emotional support. The victim advocate shall be allowed to confer orally and in writing with the victim in a reasonable manner. However, the victim advocate shall not provide legal advice or legal counsel to the crime victim in violation of KRS 421.570 and 524.130.

KRS 421.575

Effective:7/15/1996
Created 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 5, effective7/15/1996.