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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 600.060 (2026)

No diminishment of court's inherent contempt power -- Exception

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Notwithstanding any other provision of KRS Chapter 600 to 645, the inherent contempt power of the court shall not be diminished, except that an order of detention for a child found in contempt shall not exceed thirty (30) days. Effective: July 1, 2015 History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 25, effective July 1, 2015. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 18, effective July 14, 2000.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: C.S. v. Commonwealth, 559 S.W.3d 857 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018).
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C.S. v. Commonwealth, 559 S.W.3d 857 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 5× “The power to issue contempt orders in juvenile cases "exists for the purpose of compelling the juvenile to comply with the court's orders and to enable the court to help the juvenile become a productive citizen.”
Commonwealth v. S.K., 253 S.W.3d 486 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 4× “010(10); KRS 600.060; AW. v. Commonwealth, 163 S.W.”
A.W. v. Commonwealth, 163 S.W.3d 4 (Ky. 2005). · cites it 4× “See also, KRS 600.060. The Appellant also suggests her conduct and failure to obey the probation order were not of such magnitude as to threaten the court’s authority, or such that would tend to bring the court into disrepute, suggestively asserting this to be the sole standard…”
Q.C. v. Commonwealth, 164 S.W.3d 515 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005). “, in order to punish a child who has violated probation, a juvenile court must rely upon its inherent contempt powers, which the General Assembly specifically preserved in KRS 600.060. Consequently, Q.C. reasons, the juvenile court could not have committed him to DJJ since he…”
AW v. Com., 163 S.W.3d 4 (Ky. 2005). · cites it 4× “See also, KRS 600.060. The Appellant also suggests her conduct and failure to obey the probation order were not of such magnitude as to threaten the court's authority, or such that would tend to bring the court into disrepute, suggestively asserting this to be the sole standard…”
QC v. Com., 164 S.W.3d 515 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005). “, in order to punish a child who has violated probation, a juvenile court must rely upon its inherent contempt powers, which the General Assembly specifically preserved in KRS 600.060. Consequently, Q.C. reasons, the juvenile court could not have committed him to DJJ since he…”
Z.C., a Child v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “KRS 600.060 states “[n]otwithstanding any other provision of KRS Chapter 600 to 645, the inherent -12- contempt power of the court shall not be diminished, except that an order of detention for a child found in contempt shall not exceed thirty (30) days.”
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