{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-6.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 6.050","heading":"Privilege from arrest or civil suit -- Censure -- Fine or expulsion.","body":"(1) A member of the General Assembly, while going to, attending or returning from any\nsession of the house to which he belongs shall not be arrested, menaced or disturbed\nat any place in the Commonwealth of Kentucky except on legal process for treason,\nfelony, or breach or surety of the peace.\n(2) It is declared to be the legislative intent of the General Assembly to prohibit the\narrest of any member of the General Assembly at any place within the\nCommonwealth while going to, attending or returning from any session of the house\nto which he belongs, except for treason, felony, or breach or surety of the peace.\n(3) A member of the General Assembly shall not be required to stand trial in any civil\naction except between terms of the legislature, and then only in the  county of his\nresidence; but either party to such an action may obtain a change of venue as in\nother cases.\n(4) A member of either house, by a vote of two -thirds (2/3) of the members present,\nmay be censured, fined, or expelled for breach of privilege.","path":["KRS Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=252","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:23Z","sha256":"baf43837efcd2ea7dfee484772c75d35ba16ea33fcdc7040d55dbae5e7de554a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-6.041","next":"us-ky/krs-6.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}