{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-456.070","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 456.070","heading":"When protective order becomes effective and binding on respondent --","body":"Mutual protective orders -- Petition hearing testimony later admissible only for\nimpeachment purposes -- Interpersonal protective order intake center.\n(1) A temporary or ordinary i nterpersonal protective order shall become effective and\nbinding on the respondent when the respondent is given notice of the existence and\nterms of the order by a peace officer or the court or upon personal service of the\norder, whichever is earlier. A pe ace officer or court giving notice of an unserved\norder shall make all reasonable efforts to arrange for the order's personal service\nupon the respondent. Once effective, a peace officer or the court may enforce the\norder's terms and act immediately upon their violation.\n(2) Costs, fees, or bond shall not be assessed against or required of a petitioner for any\nfiling, hearing, service, or order authorized by or required to implement this chapter.\n(3) A court shall not require mediation, conciliation, or cou nseling prior to or as a\ncondition of issuing an interpersonal protective order.\n(4) Mutual protective orders may be issued only if:\n(a) Separate petitions have been filed by both parties; and\n(b) The orders are written with sufficient specificity to allow  any peace officer to\nidentify which party has violated the order.\n(5) Upon proper filing of a motion, either party may seek to amend an interpersonal\nprotective order.\n(6) Testimony offered by an adverse party in a hearing ordered pursuant to KRS\n456.040 shall not be admissible in any criminal proceeding involving the same\nparties except for purposes of impeachment.\n(7) (a) The Court of Justice, county and Commonwealth's attorneys, law enforcement\nagencies, and victim services organizations may jointly ope rate an\ninterpersonal protective order intake center to assist persons who apply for\nrelief under this chapter.\n(b) In cases where criminal conduct is alleged, a court may suggest that a\npetitioner voluntarily contact the county attorney. A court may not withhold or\ndelay relief if the petitioner elects to not contact the county attorney.\n(8) A person's right to apply for relief under this chapter shall not be affected by that\nperson leaving his or her residence to avoid dating violence and abuse, sexual\nassault, or stalking.\n(9) A court shall order the omission or deletion of the petitioner's address and the\naddress of any minor children from any orders or documents to be made available to\nthe public or to any person who engaged in the acts complained of in the petition.\n(10) (a) If a petition under this chapter did not result in the issuance of a non -\ntemporary interpersonal protective order, the court in which the petition was\nheard may for good cause shown order the expungement of the rec ords of the\ncase if:\n1. Six (6) months have elapsed since the case was dismissed; and\n2. During the six (6) months preceding the expungement request, the\nrespondent has not been bound by an order of protection issued for the\nprotection of any person includ ing an order of protection as defined in\nKRS 403.720.\n(b) As used in this subsection, \"expungement\" has the same meaning as in KRS\n431.079.","path":["KRS Chapter 456"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=44773","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:59Z","sha256":"810447332bff49cbe4a34b8b01e349c64c0c78a44bc0787933a6d325e0c8f8cc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-456.060","next":"us-ky/krs-456.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}