{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-31.220","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 31.220","heading":"When chapter applies to United States courts.","body":"This chapter applies only to representation in the courts of this state, except that it does\nnot prohibit a defending attorney from representing a needy person in a federal court of\nthe United States, if:\n(1) The matter involves a challenge to the validity , timing, or method of\nimplementation of a judgment of a Kentucky state court in a criminal case;\n(2) The matter relates to the fact, duration, or conditions of confinement for a juvenile\noffender represented under KRS 31.100(5); or\n(3) Representation is under a plan of the United States District Court as required by the\nCriminal Justice Act of 1964.","path":["KRS Chapter 31"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43336","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:51Z","sha256":"1e7c4b2801fd7d8164a52616a4f9c55daccf93ce797e71dd1565e7d7cc2d27a5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-31.219","next":"us-ky/krs-31.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}