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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 452.550 (2026)

Offense partly in one county and partly in another

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Where an offense is committed partly in one and partly in another county, or if acts and their effects constituting an offense occur in different counties, the prosecution may be in either county in which any of such acts occurs. History: Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 49.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case: Evans v. Commonwealth, 645 S.W.2d 346 (Ky. 1982).
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Evans v. Commonwealth, 645 S.W.2d 346 (Ky. 1982). · cites it 4× “KRS 452.550: “When an offense is committed partly in one and partly in another county, or if acts and their effects constituting an offense occur in different counties, the prosecution may be in either county in which any of such acts occurs.”
St. Clair v. Commonwealth, 455 S.W.3d 869 (Ky. 2015). “See KRS 452.550. More specifically, “[w]here the offense consists of kidnapping, .”
Graham v. Mills, 694 S.W.2d 698 (Ky. 1985). “KRS 452.550; See Hodges v. Commonwealth, Ky.”
Hodges v. Commonwealth, 614 S.W.2d 702 (Ky. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “With the issue of venue squarely before us, it is our opinion that KRS 452.550 is controlling, which reads: Offense partly in one county and partly in another.”
Commonwealth v. Evans, 645 S.W.2d 350 (Ky. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “The Franklin Circuit Court in each case stated venue was properly in Franklin County and the county of residence of the appellee, KRS 452.550 and Hodges v. Commonwealth, Ky.”
Pevlor v. Commonwealth, 638 S.W.2d 272 (Ky. 1982). “KRS 452.550 provides: ‘Where an offense is committed partly in one and partly in another county, or if acts and their effects constituting an offense occur in different counties, the prosecution may be in either county in which any of such acts occurs.”
Commonwealth v. Self, 802 S.W.2d 940 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990). “KRS 452.550 provides in pertinent part that “if acts and their effects constituting an offense occur in different counties, the prosecution may be in either county in which any of such acts occur.”
Moore v. Commonwealth, 523 S.W.2d 635 (Ky. Ct. App. 1975). “KRS 452.550 provides : “Where an offense is committed partly in one and partly in another county, or if acts and their effects constituting an offense occur in different c-ounties, the prosecution may be in either county in which any of such acts occurs(Emphasis added.”
Clarence Cofield v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “” KRS 452.550. Venue is not jurisdictional and may be waived by the defendant, “and the failure to make a timely motion to transfer the prosecution to the proper county shall be deemed a waiver of the venue of the prosecution.”
Trevor Brown Jr v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2018). “12 KRS 452.550. which the person is seized or confined or through or into which he has been carried or brought.”
Marcus S. Minix, Sr. v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “” KRS 452.550. Appellant’s business was owned and operated in Johnson and Floyd Counties.”
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