# KRS § 610.070: 610.070 Hearings > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.070 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 610.070 - **Heading:** 610.070 Hearings - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 610 / Section 610.070 ## Text 610.070 Hearings. (1) All cases involving children brought before the court whose cases are under the jurisdiction of the court shall be granted a speedy hearing and shall be dealt with by the court without a jury. (2) The hearings shall be conducted in a formal manner, unless specified to the contrary by other provisions of KRS Chapters 600 to 645. (3) The general public shall be excluded and only the immediate families or guardians of the parties before the court, witnesses necessary for the prosecution and defense of the case, the probation worker with direct interest in the case, a representative from the Department of Juvenile Justice, the victim, his or her parent or legal guardian, or if emancipated, his or her spouse, or a legal representative of either, such persons admitted as the judge shall find have a direct interest in the case or in the work of the court, and such other persons as agreed to by the child and his or her attorney may be admitted to the hearing. A parent, legal guardian, or spouse if a witness shall be admitted to the hearing only during and after his or her testimony at the hearing, and witnesses shall be admitted to the hearing only for the duration of their testimony. The court may order the exclusion of a parent, legal guardian, or spouse, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the parent, legal guardian, or spouse may physically disrupt the proceedings or may do violence to any participant therein. The mere presence of a parent, legal guardian, or spouse shall not be deemed to be a disruption of the proceedings merely because their presence may make the defendant uncomfortable; the court shall find a potential for actual physical disruption of the proceedings before an exclusion may be granted for this reason. (4) The court shall order at least one (1) parent, guardian, or person exercising custodial control over the child to be present at any hearing or other proceeding involving the child. The court shall make accommodations necessary to allow the person to attend, including but not limited to allowing remote attendance or holding hearings outside the court's normal operating hours. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 610.010 610.010 District Court jurisdiction of juvenile matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.010.md) - [KRS § 610.012 610.012 Exclusive jurisdiction of District Court or family division of Circuit Court concerning temporary detention of suspected runaway](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.012.md) - [KRS § 610.015 610.015 Procedure when child tried as an adult -- Matters to be tried by Circuit Court -- Release of records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.015.md) - [KRS § 610.020 610.020 Complaints](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.020.md) - [KRS § 610.030 610.030 Preliminary intake inquiry procedures -- Resulting actions -- Formal conference -- Diversion agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.030.md) - [KRS § 610.040 610.040 Issuance of summons and notice of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.040.md) - [KRS § 610.050 610.050 Temporary change in custody](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.050.md) - [KRS § 610.060 610.060 Duty of court upon formal proceeding -- Right to attend proceeding -- Payment for counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.060.md) - [KRS § 610.070 610.070 Hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.070.md) - [KRS § 610.071 610.071 Requirement for certain persons to attend hearings -- Penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.071.md) - [KRS § 610.072 610.072 Attendance of public at hearings in courts participating in pilot project authorized by KRS 21A.190](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.072.md) - [KRS § 610.080 610.080 Bifurcated hearings in juvenile proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.080.md) - [KRS § 610.090 610.090 Prohibitions on use of evidence in subsequent proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.090.md) - [KRS § 610.100 610.100 Investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.100.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C610_S610.070. 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