{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-6.070","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 6.070","heading":"Contempt or breach of privilege, punishment for.","body":"Either house of the General Assembly may punish anyone by fine not exceeding five\nhundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both, for a\nbreach of privilege, or for any contempt except the offenses described in KRS 6.080,\nwhich shall be punished as provided in KRS 6.080 to 6.131. Contempts and breaches of\nprivilege shall be inquired into first by a special committee, before which the accused\nshall have the right to be heard by himself and counsel, and have compulsory process to\nprocure the attendance of his witnesses. The committee shall report all matters of fact\nspecially, with its opinion, for the final action of the house.","path":["KRS Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=254","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:23Z","sha256":"8875ced1166d112d77964ca9c29d7b75d41c4362030b73581e107c7cd9062283","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-6.060","next":"us-ky/krs-6.071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}