Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383.230 (2026)

Witnesses, subpoenas and coercion of attendance

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The court may issue subpoenas for witnesses at the request of either party, and their attendance and testifying may be coerced by the court which conducts the inquest. Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 111, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 314, effective January 2, 1978. -- Transferred 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 84, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1953, from C.C. sec. 458.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Baker v. Ryan, 967 S.W.2d 591 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997).

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Baker v. Ryan, 967 S.W.2d 591 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “KRS 383.230. 2 The fact that the General Assembly expressly provided for subpoenas for trial suggests both that it did not consider this power implicit in forcible detainer actions, and that it did not intend to authorize depositions in such cases.”

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