{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-452.210","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 452.210","heading":"Change of venue to secure fair trial.","body":"When a criminal or penal action is pending in any Circuit Court, the judge thereof shall,\nupon the application of the defendant or of the state, order the trial to be held in some\nadjacent county to which there is no valid objection, if it appears that the  defendant or the\nstate cannot have a fair trial in the county where the prosecution is pending. If the judge is\nsatisfied that a fair trial cannot be had in an adjacent county, he may order the trial to be\nhad in the most convenient county in which a fair trial can be had.","path":["KRS Chapter 452"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19487","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:57Z","sha256":"f075362d8109093e3706c76b5b2052535bc3cf874b91058e4e78cc0ec0172e58","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-452.180","next":"us-ky/krs-452.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}