Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 211.230 (2026)

Enforcement of obedience to orders and process -- Coercion of witness to

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testify. In case of a failure on the part of any person, firm, or corporation to comply with any lawful order of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, or with process or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify concerning any matter on which he may be lawfully interrogated, the Circuit Court, or a judge thereof, having jurisdiction may, on application of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, compel obedience by proceedings as in contempt cases. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 351, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 295, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 65. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 17, effective June 17, 1954.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Frantz v. Beshear (E.D. Ky. 2021).

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Frantz v. Beshear (E.D. Ky. 2021). · cites it 2× “Procedural Due Process Governor Beshear argues Frantz’s claims fail as a matter of law because under KRS 211.230, if a “person, firm, or corporation” does not comply with the Governor’s order, the Cabinet must petition “the Circuit Court, or a judge thereof, .”

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