KRS 15A.066: Department of Juvenile Justice employee not required to give personal

attendance in out-of-county civil suit -- Exception for necessary witness.

No employee of the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be required to give personal

attendance as a witness in any civil suit arising out of or related to his or her employment,

out of the county of that employee's assigned work station, but his or her deposition shall

be taken in lieu thereof; however, if the court in which the civil action is pending finds

that the witness is a necessary witness for trial, that court may order the personal

attendance of the witness at trial.