# KRS § 456.020: 456.020 Interpretation of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 456.020
- **Heading:** 456.020 Interpretation of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.020

## Text

456.020 Interpretation of chapter.

(1) This chapter shall be interpreted to:

(a) Allow victims to obtain effective, short-term protection against further

wrongful conduct in order that their lives may be as secure and as

uninterrupted as possible;

(b) Expand the ability of law enforcement officers to effectively respond to

further wrongful conduct so as to prevent future incidents and to provide

assistance to the victims;

(c) Provide peace officers with the authority to immediately apprehend and

charge for violation of an order of protection any person whom the officer has

probable cause to believe has violated an order of protection and to provide

courts with the authority to conduct contempt of court proceedings for these

violations;

(d) Provide for the collection of data concerning incidents of dating violence and

abuse, sexual assault, strangulation, and stalking in order to develop a

comprehensive analysis of the numbers and causes of such incidents; and

(e) Supplement and not repeal or supplant any duties, responsibilities, services, or

penalties under KRS Chapters 209, 209A, and 620.

(2) Nothing in this chapter is intended to trigger the application of the provisions of 18

U.S.C sec. 922(g) as to an interpersonal protective order issued on the basis of the

existence of a current or previous dating relationship.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 456.010 456.010 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.010.md)
- [KRS § 456.020 456.020 Interpretation of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.020.md)
- [KRS § 456.030 456.030 Petition for interpersonal protective order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.030.md)
- [KRS § 456.035 456.035 Interpersonal protective orders involving minors -- Procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.035.md)
- [KRS § 456.040 456.040 Review of petition for interpersonal protective order -- Temporary interpersonal protective order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.040.md)
- [KRS § 456.050 456.050 Hearing on petition for interpersonal protective order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.050.md)
- [KRS § 456.060 456.060 Ruling on petition for interpersonal protective order -- Duration of order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.060.md)
- [KRS § 456.070 456.070 When protective order becomes effective and binding on respondent -- Mutual protective orders -- Petition hearing testimony later admissible only for impeachment purposes -- Interpersonal protective order intake center](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.070.md)
- [KRS § 456.080 456.080 Disclosure of interpersonal protective orders upon filing KRS Chapter 403 action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.080.md)
- [KRS § 456.090 456.090 Law enforcement to assist protective order petitioner and victim of dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking -- Statewide enforcement -- Civil and criminal immunity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.090.md)
- [KRS § 456.100 456.100 Amendment of interpersonal protective order to require participation in global positioning monitoring system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.100.md)
- [KRS § 456.110 456.110 Entry of forms, affidavits, and orders of protection into Law Information Network of Kentucky](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.110.md)
- [KRS § 456.120 456.120 Foreign protective orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.120.md)
- [KRS § 456.130 456.130 Information required in interpersonal protective order to assist in full faith and credit determination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.130.md)

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