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Last action · January 9, 2025

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Introduced January 7, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB56

AN ACT relating to court proceedings on petitions for order of protection.

Amend KRS 403.735, relating to continuance of an emergency protective order, to allow the petitioner to be excused from future court appearances until the respondent has been served; amend KRS 456.050, relating to continuance of an interpersonal protective order, to allow the petitioner to be excused from future court appearances until the respondent has been served.

Crime Victims Domestic Relations Courts, Family Civil Actions Civil Procedure

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This bill would change court rules so that people who have applied for a protective order do not have to keep appearing in court while waiting for the other party to be formally notified of the case. It applies to both emergency protective orders and interpersonal protective orders. This could reduce the burden on petitioners who might otherwise have to make repeated court trips before their case can move forward. Who it may affect: people who have sought a protective order through Kentucky courts.

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