Section 15.247 - Victim, witness, and family protection program - Protective services(1) The Attorney General shall develop and administer a program for the protection of crime victims and witnesses and their immediate families.(2) Within the limits of the administrative regulations, guidelines, and appropriations for this purpose, the program shall provide funding to the Department of Kentucky State Police or to a sheriff's office or city or county police department agreeing to provide protection to crime victims and witnesses and their families.(3) Any Commonwealth's attorney or county attorney may apply to the Attorney General for funding for protection of crime victims, witnesses, and their families.(4) No protective service shall be rendered to the same person for more than six (6) months.(5) Protective services funded by this program shall be limited to: (a) Physical protection of the person;(b) Physical security measures for the person's residence, vehicle, workplace, or combination thereof; or(c) Short-term relocation.(6) The Attorney General shall promulgate administrative regulations under KRS Chapter 13A for the operation of the program.(7) Nothing in this statute shall be construed to create a cause of action for money damages against the state, a county, a municipality, or any of their agencies, public officials, or employees.(8) No court shall order a law enforcement agency to protect crime victim witnesses or their immediate families.(9) No record that may lead to the identity of a person seeking or given protection under this section shall be an open record. This protection shall extend even to the question of whether such a record exists.Effective:6/26/2007
Amended 2007, Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 15, effective6/26/2007. -- Created 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 50, effective 7/15/1998.