{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-344.675","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 344.675","heading":"Appointment of attorney and award of fees.","body":"(1) In any administrative proceeding brought under KRS 344.640 or 344.645 or any\ncourt proceeding arising therefrom, including actions described in KRS 344.240 or\nany civil action, the commission or the court, as the case may be, upon application\nof either party, and in its discretion, may:\n(a) Appoint an attorney for the person; or\n(b) Award a reasonable attorneys' fee and costs to the prevailing party to the same\nextent allowed in KRS 344.660, or both. The state shall not be liable in any\nevent for fees and costs.\n(2) The state through the commission's attorney or the Attorney General shall maintain\nany civil action on behalf of the complainant or aggrieved party.\n(3) Where the parties to an alleged discriminatory housing practice have elected an\nadministrative determination rather than a civil adjudication, the commission staff\nattorney shall represent the complainant or aggrieved party before the commission.","path":["KRS Chapter 344"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32675","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:34Z","sha256":"d5bc05890c8d012b1e654bce80ff17b2c025e01cfd631788ba35755ef0a8000e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-344.670","next":"us-ky/krs-344.680"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}