Definitions for KRS 620.500 to 620.550
KRS 620.500
in effect620.500. Definitions for KRS 620.500 to 620.550
As used in KRS 620.500 to 620.550, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Association" means the state Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association established in KRS 620.530, also known as the Kentucky CASA Network;
(2) "Court" means family court or, if there is no family court in the county where the CASA program is located, then District Court;
(3) "Court-appointed special advocate case" and "CASA case" mean a child or group of siblings who are within the jurisdiction of the court as a result of abuse, neglect, or dependency proceedings and for whom the court has appointed and the program director has assigned a CASA volunteer;
(4) "Court-appointed special advocate program" and "CASA program" mean a program by which trained community volunteers are provided to the court for appointment to represent the best interests of children who have come into the court system as a result of dependency, abuse, or neglect;
(5) "Court-appointed special advocate volunteer" and "CASA volunteer" mean a person who completes training through and is supervised by a CASA program and appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of dependent, abused, and neglected children in court;
(6) "Local board" means the local board of directors appointed or selected in accordance with KRS 620.505 to govern local CASA programs;
(7) "Program director" means the director of each local CASA program selected in accordance with KRS 620.505;
(8) "State board" means the state board of directors elected in accordance with KRS 620.530; and
(9) "State director" means the director of the state association provided for in KRS 620.537.
Effective: July 15, 2026
History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2026. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 245, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 264, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57387Fetched: 10/20/2026