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RCr 5.14 Duties of prosecuting attorney

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of Criminal Procedure

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
Rules of Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
V Grand Jury (Refs & Annos)
Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr) Rule 5.14
RCr 5.14 Duties of prosecuting attorney
(1) The attorney for the Commonwealth, or an assistant, designated by the attorney for the Commonwealth, shall attend the grand jurors when requested by them, and he or she may do so on his or her own initiative, for the purpose of examining witnesses in their presence, or of giving the grand jurors legal advice regarding any matter cognizable by them. The attorney for the Commonwealth or designated assistant shall also, when requested by them, draft indictments.
(2) At the time of the return of the indictment of a defendant the attorney for the Commonwealth shall inform the court of the defendant's status with respect to bail.

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HISTORY: Amended by Order 98-3, eff. 3-1-99; prior amendment eff. 9-1-81 (Order 81-5); adopted eff. 1-1-63
Rules Crim. Proc., Rule 5.14, KY ST RCRP Rule 5.14
Current with amendments received through March 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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