Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 15.210 (2026)

Authority in criminal prosecutions

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Whenever the Attorney General shall undertake any of the actions prescribed herein, he shall be authorized to exercise all powers and perform all duties in respect to such criminal actions or proceedings which the prosecuting attorney would otherwise perform or exercise, including, but not limited to the authority to sign, file and present any and all complaints, affidavits, information, presentments, accusations, indictments, subpoenas, and processes of any kind, and to appear before all grand juries, courts or tribunals. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 3, effective January 2, 1978. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2024 · leading case: Hancock v. Schroering, 481 S.W.2d 57 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972).

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Hancock v. Schroering, 481 S.W.2d 57 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “” KRS 15.210 states: “Whenever the attorney general shall undertake any of the actions prescribed herein, he shall be authorized to exercise all powers and perform all duties in respect to such criminal actions or proceedings which the prosecuting attorney would otherwise…”

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. Russell Coleman v. Dr. Ernest Marshall (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “KRS 15.210. But the OAG may not deprive the local prosecutors of their authority, which includes their prosecutorial discretion.”

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