{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-197.440","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 197.440","heading":"Sexual offender's communications which are privileged.","body":"Communications made in the application for or in the course of a sexual offender's\ndiagnosis and treatment in the program between a sexual offender or member of the\noffender's family and any employee of the department who is assigned to work in the\nprogram, or approved provider, as defined in KRS 17.500, shall be privileged from\ndisclosure in any civil or criminal proceeding, other than proceedings to determine the\nsentence, unless the offender consents in writing to the disclosure or the communication\nis related to an ongoing criminal investigation. The privilege created by this section shall\nnot extend to disclosures made for the purpose of determining whether the offender\nshould continue to participate in the program. The provisions of KRS 620.030 shall n ot\napply to a communication made, received, or overheard if the communication is made\npursuant to this section. The offender shall be informed in writing of the limits of the\nprivilege created in this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 197"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=6901","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:50Z","sha256":"7a726c38fe2318c2771734f10b2cf2028012311a7b0b51b36eb8335004f2daaa","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-197.430","next":"us-ky/krs-197.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}