SB259
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to define terms; require the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to establish and maintain a domestic violence offender registry; limit the registry to persistent domestic violence offenders; require registrants to pay a $150 registration fee.
Introduced: February 26, 2026
Last action: February 26, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders in Kentucky, managed by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. People who qualify as persistent domestic violence offenders would be required to register and pay a $150 fee to be listed. The registry is intended as a public safety tool similar to other offender registries. Who it may affect: people with repeated domestic violence offenses, as well as survivors and communities seeking access to offender information.
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