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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 15.220 (2026)

Power of Attorney General not to affect powers or duties of local officers

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Except as provided in KRS 15.190 to 15.240, the powers and duties conferred upon or required of the Attorney General by KRS 15.190 to 15.240 shall not be construed to deprive prosecuting attorneys of any of their authority in respect to criminal prosecutions, or relieve them from any of their duties to enforce the criminal laws of the Commonwealth. History: Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 8. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 4.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case: Flynt v. Commonwealth, 105 S.W.3d 415 (Ky. 2003).
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Flynt v. Commonwealth, 105 S.W.3d 415 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 2× “See also KRS 15.220 (stating that powers conferred upon the Attorney General by statute “shall not be construed to deprive prosecuting attorneys of any of their authority in respect to criminal prosecutions, or relieve them from any of their duties to enforce the criminal laws…”
Benet v. Commonwealth, 253 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2008). “See generally KRS 15.220 and 15.725. Since the Attorney General is elected by registered voters from throughout the Commonwealth, he is in a unique position to defend the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly.”
Jacobs v. Commonwealth, 947 S.W.2d 416 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See generally KRS 15.220 and 15.725. Since the Attorney General is elected by registered voters from throughout the Commonwealth, he is in a unique position to defend the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly.”
Commonwealth v. Hamilton, 411 S.W.3d 741 (Ky. 2013). “715 (allowing Attorney General to intervene in criminal prosecutions, only upon the removal of the local prosecutor); see also KRS 15.220 (limiting Attorney General’s power so as not to deprive local officers of power absent certain exceptions).”
Hancock v. Schroering, 481 S.W.2d 57 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “” KRS 15.220 provides: “Except as provided in KRS 15.”
Bennett D. Couch v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 686 S.W.3d 172 (Ky. 2024). “See generally KRS 15.220 and 15.725. The Attorney General, who is elected statewide by the Commonwealth’s voters and not just by local citizens, “is in a unique position to defend the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly.”
Anthony Arnold v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, No. 2023 CA 000298 (Ky. Ct. App. May 9, 2024). “See generally KRS 15.220 and 15.725. The Attorney General, who is elected statewide by the Commonwealth’s voters and not just by local citizens, “is in a unique position to defend the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly.”
Commonwealth of Kentucky ex rel. Attorney Gen. Russell Coleman v. Dr. Ernest Marshall, No. 2023-CA-1103, 1140 (Ky. Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2024). “KRS 15.220; KRS 15.745. -13- In the specific context of criminal prosecution, the General Assembly gave the OAG independent authority over certain types of cases.”
Deandre Maurice Adams v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, No. 2024-CA-1008 (Ky. Ct. App. Oct. 3, 2025). “See generally KRS 15.220 and 15.725. The Attorney General, who is elected statewide by the Commonwealth’s voters and not just by local citizens, “is in a unique position to defend the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly.”
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