KRS 431.515: Pretrial release investigation and services -- Provision of information on

services and programs for combat veterans.

(1) All trial courts in this Commonwealth having jurisdiction of criminal causes shall

provide such pretrial release investigation and services as necessary to effectuate the

purposes of KRS 431.510 to 431.550, including KRS 431.518, and, where practical,

to assist in the earliest possible determination of:

(a) Whether a person is a needy person under KRS Chapter 31; and

(b) Whether a p erson has been in combat by asking the question, "Have you

served in the National Guard or the United States Armed Forces and been in

combat?" during the pretrial release investigation.

(2) The Supreme Court may by appropriate rule or order establish and p rovide for such

pretrial investigation and release services including, where practical, the taking of

financial statements, and the court's determination of whether a person is a needy

person as provided in KRS 31.120.

(3) Pretrial officers shall give cont act information on the Kentucky National Guard

Family Services Program within the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs or

similar programs which provide a full range of services for combat veterans to any

person who states that he or she has been in combat, including an opportunity to call

the program during the interview.