{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-15.718","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 15.718","heading":"Training and continuing education for Commonwealth's attorneys and","body":"county attorneys and their staffs -- Completion requirements.\n(1) The Attorney General shall provide initial training courses and, at least once every\ntwo (2) years, continuing educat ion courses for Commonwealth's attorneys and\ncounty attorneys and their staffs concerning:\n(a) The dynamics of domestic violence, child physical and sexual abuse, rape,\neffects of crime on adult and child victims, legal remedies for protection,\nlethality and risk issues, profiles of offenders, model protocols for addressing\ndomestic violence, child abuse, rape, available community resources and\nvictims services, and reporting requirements; and\n(b) The appropriate response to victims of human trafficking, in cluding but not\nlimited to screening for victims of human trafficking, federal and state\nlegislation on human trafficking, appropriate services and referrals for victims\nof human trafficking, working with interpreters, and agency protocol for\nhandling child trafficking cases.\n(2) The training shall be developed in consultation with prosecutors, victims services,\nvictim advocacy, and mental health professionals with an expertise in domestic\nviolence, child abuse, human trafficking, and rape.\n(3) Each Commonw ealth's Attorney, assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, county\nattorney, and assistant county attorney shall successfully complete the training.","path":["KRS Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41847","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:34Z","sha256":"0aad69432a340b92b530fb18e016dfebd9f804b4b03fcc379bc18e1d73df7b46","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-15.717","next":"us-ky/krs-15.720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}