KRS 456.020: Interpretation of chapter.

(1) This chapter shall be interpreted to:

(a) Allow victims to obtain effective, short -term protection against further

wrongful conduct in order that their lives may be as secure and as

uninterrupted as possible;

(b) Expand the ability of law enforcement officers to effectively respond to

further wrongful conduct so as to prevent future incidents and to provide

assistance to the victims;

(c) Provide peace officers with the authority to immediately apprehend and

charge for violation of an order of protection any person whom the officer has

probable cause to believe has violated an order of protection and to provide

courts with the authority to conduct contempt of court proceedings for these

violations;

(d) Provide for the collection of data concerning incidents of dating violence and

abuse, sexual as sault, strangulation, and stalking in order to develop a

comprehensive analysis of the numbers and causes of such incidents; and

(e) Supplement and not repeal or supplant any duties, responsibilities, services, or

penalties under KRS Chapters 209, 209A, and 620.

(2) Nothing in this chapter is intended to trigger the application of the provisions of 18

U.S.C sec. 922(g) as to an interpersonal protective order issued on the basis of the

existence of a current or previous dating relationship.