{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-205.170","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 205.170","heading":"Powers of secretary.","body":"(1) In the discharge of the duties imposed by this chapter the secretary or his duly\nauthorized representative may administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions,\ncertify official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and\nproduction of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda and other records\nconsidered necessary and relevant as evidence in connection with the administration\nof the cabinet. Such subpoena shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena\nissued out of a Circuit Court.\n(2) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books,\npapers, correspondence, memoranda or other records in response to such subpoena\non the grounds that the evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or\nsubject him to a penalty, or forfeiture. No person shall be prosecuted or subjected to\nany suit, penalty, or forfeiture on account of any transaction, matter, or thing\nconcerning which he or his agent or worker is compelled, after having claimed\nprivilege agains t self -incrimination, to give evidence except that such witness so\ntestifying shall not be exempt from punishment for perjury.","path":["KRS Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7642","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:02Z","sha256":"a01721698a0482502edf8550eb855ecff9f26aa6015dea707063525dc299dcb8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-205.160","next":"us-ky/krs-205.172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}