{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-217.185","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 217.185","heading":"Duty of local prosecuting attorneys.","body":"It shall be the duty of each Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, or city attorney to\nwhom the cabinet or its agents report any violation of KRS 217.005 to 217.215, to cause\nappropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay a nd to be\nprosecuted in the manner required by law. Before any violation of KRS 217.005 to\n217.215 is reported to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the\nperson against whom such proceeding is contemplated may be given appropriat e notice\nand an opportunity to present his views before the cabinet or its designated agent, either\norally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to such contemplated\nproceeding.","path":["KRS Chapter 217"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9312","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:25Z","sha256":"bda9da8078a2f730d2015f9b0eb289bd973411fc864fbf0171648aa68df139ca","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-217.184","next":"us-ky/krs-217.186"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}