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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 421.575 (2026)

Role of victim advocates in court proceedings

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In all court proceedings, a victim advocate, upon the request of the victim, shall be allowed to accompany the victim during the proceeding to provide moral and emotional support. The victim advocate shall be allowed to confer orally and in writing with the victim in a reasonable manner. However, the victim advocate shall not provide legal advice or legal counsel to the crime victim in violation of KRS 421.570 and 524.130. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: Oliver v. Lexington Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't, No. 5:20-cv-00215 (E.D. Ky. June 2, 2020).
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Oliver v. Lexington Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't, No. 5:20-cv-00215 (E.D. Ky. June 2, 2020). · cites it 7× “8] Oliver asserts that this action violated KRS § 421.575, which permits a victim advocate to accompany a victim during a court proceeding to provide moral and emotional support.”
Koteras v. Akers, No. 5:20-cv-00186 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 29, 2023). “And Koteras’s repeated objection that the Kentucky “Court of Appeals relied on an interpretation of KRS 421.575 which is inconsistent with established state law,” [R.”
Gary Sweet v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, No. 2024-SC-0002 (Ky. Oct. 23, 2025). “KRS 421.575, which allows for accompaniment by a victim’s advocate, provides: In all court proceedings, a victim advocate, upon the request of the victim, shall be allowed to accompany the victim during the proceeding to provide moral and emotional support.”
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