{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-456.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 456.020","heading":"Interpretation of chapter.","body":"(1) This chapter shall be interpreted to:\n(a) Allow victims to obtain effective, short -term protection against further\nwrongful conduct in order that their lives may be as secure and as\nuninterrupted as possible;\n(b) Expand the ability of law enforcement officers to effectively respond to\nfurther wrongful conduct so as to prevent future incidents and to provide\nassistance to the victims;\n(c) Provide peace officers with the authority to immediately apprehend and\ncharge for violation of an order of protection any person whom the officer has\nprobable cause to believe has violated an order of protection and to provide\ncourts with the authority to conduct contempt of court proceedings for these\nviolations;\n(d) Provide for the collection of data concerning incidents of dating violence and\nabuse, sexual as sault, strangulation, and stalking in order to develop a\ncomprehensive analysis of the numbers and causes of such incidents; and\n(e) Supplement and not repeal or supplant any duties, responsibilities, services, or\npenalties under KRS Chapters 209, 209A, and 620.\n(2) Nothing in this chapter is intended to trigger the application of the provisions of 18\nU.S.C sec. 922(g) as to an interpersonal protective order issued on the basis of the\nexistence of a current or previous dating relationship.","path":["KRS Chapter 456"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49350","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:59Z","sha256":"4969da8cb816d02e3c91bf19a6b9d6b3e6f80433b96fcc7ff94fd074937f37c1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-456.010","next":"us-ky/krs-456.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}