Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 69.300 (2026)

Duties and qualifications of assistant county attorneys

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The assistant county attorneys shall be attorneys licensed to practice in the Commonwealth and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties that county attorneys have and perform, except that they shall be under the direction and control of the county attorney. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 457, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 26, sec. 3. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 136a-3, 136a-7.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Lococo v. Barger, 958 F. Supp. 290 (E.D. Ky. 1997).

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Lococo v. Barger, 958 F. Supp. 290 (E.D. Ky. 1997). “Fourth, the assistant county attorney is under the direction and control of the county attorney pursuant to KRS 69.300. Fifth, an assistant county attorney is just below the county attorney in the chain of command.”

Clark v. Louisville Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't (W.D. Ky. 2021). · cites it 2× “(DN 164, at PageID # 1145 (quoting KRS § 69.300 (“[A]ssistant county attorneys .”

Kentucky Cnty. Attorneys Ass'n v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n, 710 S.W.2d 852 (Ky. 1986). “KRS 69.300; KBA E-248, 211, 193. Partners and associates of the assistant county attorney are likewise forbidden to act as defense counsel.”

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