Who may make criminal complaint
KRS 209.150
in effect209.150. Who may make criminal complaint
Any representative of the cabinet acting officially in that capacity, any person with personal knowledge of the abuse or neglect, or exploitation of an adult by a caretaker, or an adult who has been abused or neglected or exploited shall have standing to make a criminal complaint.
Effective: July 15, 1980
History: Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1980.
Legislative Research Commission Note (11/9/93). A prior reference to the "department" in this statute was changed to "cabinet" pursuant to 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 50(5), and KRS 7.136(2).
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8195Fetched: 10/20/2026
