{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-635.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 635.010","heading":"Complaint -- Duties of county attorney and court-designated worker.","body":"(1) The county attorney shall cause a review to be made of each complaint alleging that\na public offense has been committed. The purpose of this review shall be to\ndetermine from the available evidence whether there are reasonable grounds to\nbelieve that the alleged facts would constitute a public offense. The county attorney\nmay elect not to proceed with the complaint, regardless of whether reasonable\ngrounds exist, and dismiss the complaint.\n(2) The county attorney, upon receipt of a request for special revie w, shall consider the\nfacts presented by the complainant and by the court -designated worker who made\nthe recommendation that no petition be filed, before the county attorney makes a\nfinal decision as to whether a public offense petition shall or shall not be filed.\n(3) In all cases in which the child is alleged to have committed a public offense and is\nnot detained, the court -designated worker shall submit his written recommendation\nto the county attorney or designee within twenty (20) days, exclusive of w eekends\nand holidays, from the date the child was taken into custody or the complaint was\nfiled. In cases where the child is detained, the court -designated worker's report shall\nbe submitted within seventy -two (72) hours of the time the child is ordered\ndetained.\n(4) The county attorney may not file a petition if the complaint is a misdemeanor and\nthe child who is the subject of the diversion agreement has no prior adjudications\nand no prior diversions.\n(5) If a public offense petition is filed, it shall be  verified by information and belief and\ncontain the information listed in KRS 610.020.","path":["KRS Chapter 635"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43506","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:09Z","sha256":"d3e0a6406c9b736fe07e3644648ddb9f78a0c0a4493c66a9afa1906a6119a444","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-630.990","next":"us-ky/krs-635.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}