{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-645.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 645.040","heading":"Certification petition.","body":"A parent or other person exercising custodial control or supervision of a child, including a\nhospital or the state or any interested person, may seek to hospitalize a child who is\nmentally ill or has symptoms of mental illness by filing a petition for cert ification with\nthe court.","path":["KRS Chapter 645"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20326","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:09Z","sha256":"2cd5d8e48dfb80aca929b1c99f929e7400fa9516c2d2012ee40e82e48136632e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-645.035","next":"us-ky/krs-645.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}