{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-6.100","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 6.100","heading":"Procedure on charge.","body":"If the offense was against the General Assembly, or a joint committee, the house in which\nthe charge is filed may adopt a resolution providing for an investigation. If the resolution\nis concurred in by the other house, the President of the Senate shall app oint two (2) of its\nmembers and the Speaker of the House three (3) of its members, who shall constitute a\njoint committee of investigation. If the offense was against the house in which the charge\nis filed or one (1) of its committees, the President or Spe aker shall appoint five (5) of its\nmembers as a committee of investigation. The committee of investigation shall select one\n(1) of its number chairman, who may summon and swear witnesses and require the\nproduction of papers to be used as evidence. The comm ittee shall summon the accused to\nappear before it and answer the charge, and, after reasonable notice to him of the time and\nplace of trial, shall hear testimony, and cause the testimony or its substance to be reduced\nto writing, and report its conclusion s, with the testimony taken and its recommendations,\nto the house in which the charge is pending, or to the Senate if the committee is a joint\ncommittee.","path":["KRS Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=259","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:23Z","sha256":"f081713144806a897da19438d0f6dceaadb5e18bd582720aad25620e5729cb5d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-6.090","next":"us-ky/krs-6.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}