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Rule 7 Requests for funds for expenses in criminal cases

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated22nd Judicial Circuit - Fayette Circuit Criminal and Civil Courts

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
22nd Judicial Circuit - Fayette Circuit Criminal and Civil Courts
KY RFCC Rule 7
Rule 7 Requests for funds for expenses in criminal cases
Currentness
A. Ex Parte Request For Funds. A defendant in a pending criminal proceeding, who is a needy person as defined by KRS Chapter 31, may apply ex parte to the Court, without notice to the Commonwealth's Attorney, for the payment of investigative, expert or other services necessary for an adequate defense.
B. Hearing. After reviewing the application, the Court may approve the application without a hearing or assign the application for a hearing. No persons other than the defendant, the defendant's attorney and Court personnel shall attend the hearing unless otherwise authorized by the court.
C. Sealing of Proceedings. The Clerk shall seal that portion of the record containing the application and the proceedings thereon including the record of the hearing and any order issued as a result thereof, except as otherwise authorized by the Court. The disclosure of the application or proceedings thereon may be punishable as a contempt of Court.

Credits

HISTORY: Approved effective January 1, 2004.
Fayette Circuit Criminal and Civil Court Rule 7, KY R FAYETTE CIR CRIM CIV CT Rule 7
Current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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