{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-452.220","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 452.220","heading":"Application by state or defendant, how made and determined.","body":"(1) If the application for change of venue is made by the state, a petition stating the\nreasons therefor and signed by the Commonwealth's attorney shall be filed in court.\nReasonable notice of the time when the application will be made shall be given in\nwriting to the defendant or, if he is absent from the county, to his attorney.\n(2) If the application is made by the defendant, it shall be made by petition in writing,\nverified by the defendant, and by the filing of the affidavits of at least two (2) other\ncredible persons, not kin to or of counsel for the defendant, stating that they are\nacquainted with the state of public opinion in the county objected to, and that they\nverily believe the statements of the petition for the change of venue are true. The\nCommonwealth's attorney or, in his absence from the county, the county attorney\nshall be given reasonable notice, in writing, of the application. If objections to all\nthe adjoining counties are made and sustained, the change shall be made to the\nnearest county to  which there is no valid objection, preference being given to\ncounties of the same judicial circuit.\n(3) Applications under this section shall be made and determined in open court, and the\ncourt shall hear all witnesses produced by either party and determi ne from the\nevidence whether the defendant is entitled to a change of venue.","path":["KRS Chapter 452"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19488","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:57Z","sha256":"9d1f94a6cd41bdff1a7644d757135bbd690c5b174c8fa6aebeed9d2ecc813de0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-452.210","next":"us-ky/krs-452.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}