Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 452.630 (2026)

Prosecution where process for arrest first issued

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Where the venue of a prosecution is in two (2) or more counties, the prosecution shall proceed in the county in which the process for the arrest of the defendant is first issued, unless an indictment for the offense is pending in another county. History: Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 234, sec. 55.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1964–1986 · leading case: Corbett v. Commonwealth, 717 S.W.2d 831 (Ky. 1986).
Corbett v. Commonwealth, 717 S.W.2d 831 (Ky. 1986). · cites it 4× “A trial was held on the persistent felony offender count of the indictment, resulting in an enhancement of each sentence to 15 years; these were ordered to be served consecutively for a total of 150 years.”
Tipton v. Commonwealth, 376 S.W.2d 290 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 2× “020 (now reenacted as KRS 452.630) where there is a doubt in the opinion of the circuit court of the county in which the indictment is found as to whether the offense was committed in that county or in some other county — the court of the county in which the indictment was…”
Commonwealth v. Evans, 645 S.W.2d 350 (Ky. Ct. App. 1982). “The Marcum court was interpreting KRS 452.630, which statute also applies in the instant ease.”
Marcum v. Bradley, 385 S.W.2d 165 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964). · cites it 2× “However, KRS 452.630 provides: “Where the venue of a prosecution is in two or more counties, the prosecution shall proceed in the county in which the process for the arrest of the defendant is first issued, unless an indictment for the offense is pending in another county.”
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