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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 209.090 (2026)

Legislative intent

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes that some adults of the Commonwealth are unable to manage their own affairs or to protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Often such persons cannot find others able or willing to render assistance. The General Assembly intends, through this chapter, to establish a system of protective services designed to fill this need and to assure their availability to all adults. It is also the intent of the General Assembly to authorize only the least possible restriction on the exercise of personal and civil rights consistent with the person's needs for services, and to require that due process be followed in imposing such restrictions. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: Roach v. Commonwealth, 313 S.W.3d 101 (Ky. 2010).
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Roach v. Commonwealth, 313 S.W.3d 101 (Ky. 2010). · cites it 5× “Prosecutor’s Reading of KRS 209.090 in Closing Argument Not Palpable Error.”
Robbins v. Commonwealth, 365 S.W.3d 211 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Section 209.090 sets out the legislative intent: The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky recognizes that some adults of the Commonwealth are unable to manage their own affairs or to protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.”
Council on Developmental Disabilities, Inc. v. Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs., 473 S.W.3d 597 (Ky. 2015). “” KRS 209.090. Nevertheless, some adults lack capacity to decline services.”
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