{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-635.527","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 635.527","heading":"Disclosure of communications made in course of sexual offender's","body":"diagnosis and treatment.\nCommunications made in the application for or in the course of a child sexual offender's\ndiagnosis and treatment in the program, between a sexual offender or mem ber of the\nsexual offender's family and any employee of the department who is assigned to work in\nthe program, or any approved provider as defined in KRS 17.500, shall be privileged\nfrom disclosure in any civil or criminal proceeding, other than proceeding s to determine\nthe sentence, unless the sexual offender consents in writing to the disclosure or the\ncommunication is related to an ongoing criminal investigation. The privilege created by\nthis section shall not extend to disclosures made for the purpose o f determining whether\nthe sexual offender should continue to participate in the program. The provisions of KRS\n620.030 shall not apply to a communication made, received, or overheard if the\ncommunication is made pursuant to this section. The child sexual o ffender shall be\ninformed in writing of the limits of the privilege created by this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 635"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20304","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:09Z","sha256":"63e6d9b1c0db635adf9f973a6a3a7d4402d178957eb59545959e2a4286dcca22","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-635.525","next":"us-ky/krs-635.530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}