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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 452.510 (2026)

Criminal prosecutions

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Unless otherwise provided by law, the venue of criminal prosecutions and penal actions is in the county or city in which the offense was committed. History: Reenacted 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 32. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1145. Formerly codified as KRS 431.010.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1966–2026 · leading case: Baze v. Commonwealth, 276 S.W.3d 761 (Ky. 2008).
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Baze v. Commonwealth, 276 S.W.3d 761 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 2× “and KRS 452.510, et seq. “Subject matter jurisdiction is concerned with the power of the court to hear and issue a binding decision in particular types of cases.”
Commonwealth v. Cheeks, 698 S.W.2d 832 (Ky. 1985). · cites it 5× “The majority opinion of the Court of Appeals held that insufficient evidence was introduced by the Commonwealth, to prove venue as required' under KRS 452.510. KRS 452.510 provides as follows: Criminal prosecutions: Unless otherwise provided by law the venue of criminal…”
Wolfenbarger v. Commonwealth, 936 S.W.2d 770 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 4× “KRS 452.510. Venue in criminal prosecutions may be changed if it appears that the accused may not receive a *773 fair and impartial trial in the county where the crime was committed.”
Derry v. Commonwealth, 274 S.W.3d 439 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 2× “In criminal matters, KRS 452.510 requires, unless otherwise provided by law, that venue of criminal prosecutions be in the county or city in which the offense was committed.”
St. Clair v. Roark, 10 S.W.3d 482 (Ky. 2000). “KRS 452.510. While awaiting St. Clair’s extradition from Oklahoma, the Commonwealth decided that all of the charges should be joined for trial and obtained an ex parte order changing venue of the Hardin County indictments to the Bullitt Circuit Court.”
Graham v. Mills, 694 S.W.2d 698 (Ky. 1985). “KRS 452.510. Where the offense is committed partly in one and partly in another county, then the prosecution may be in either county.”
Commonwealth v. Simmons, 753 S.W.2d 872 (Ky. Ct. App. 1988). “Appellant’s accusations of forum shopping will not be considered for the reasons that: (1) the venue question was specifically not addressed by the trial court; (2) appellant’s argument totally disregards KRS 452.510 and RCr 8.26; and (3) it is the Commonwealth, not appellee,…”
Hendron v. Commonwealth, 487 S.W.2d 275 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). “Although KRS 452.510 fixes the venue of a criminal prosecution in the county where the offense is committed, KRS 452.”
Clarence Cofield v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “-6- because the Commonwealth presented insufficient evidence of intoxication; (3) the trial court erred by admitting evidence of Whitlock’s test firing the handgun because of the prosecutor’s involvement in the test; (4) the jury instructions erroneously failed to instruct the…”
Trevor Brown Jr v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2018). “”i2 “Where the offense consists of kidnapping, seizing or confining a person without lawful authority, the prosecution may be in any county in 11 KRS 452.510. 12 KRS 452.550. which the person is seized or confined or through or into which he has been carried or brought.”
Cynthia White v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “element of a crime and is governed by KRS 452.510. It is a statutory right which a defendant can waive if she does not object and request transfer.”
Faison v. Commonwealth, 405 S.W.2d 944 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “KRS 452.510. However, KRS 452.570 provides: “Where a person in one county aids, abets or procures the commission of an offense in another county he may be tried for the offense in either county.”
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