# KRS § 456.040: 456.040 Review of petition for interpersonal protective order -- Temporary interpersonal protective order > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.040 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 456.040 - **Heading:** 456.040 Review of petition for interpersonal protective order -- Temporary interpersonal protective order - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.040 ## Text 456.040 Review of petition for interpersonal protective order -- Temporary interpersonal protective order. (1) (a) The court shall review a petition for an interpersonal protective order immediately upon its filing. If the review indicates that dating violence and abuse, stalking, or sexual assault exists, the court shall summons the parties to an evidentiary hearing not more than fourteen (14) days in the future. If the review indicates that such a basis does not exist, the court may consider an amended petition or dismiss the petition without prejudice. (b) Service of the summons and hearing order under this subsection shall be made upon the adverse party personally and may be made in the manner and by the persons authorized to serve subpoenas under Rule 45.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. A summons may be reissued if service has not been made on the adverse party by the fixed court date and time. (2) (a) If the review under this section also indicates the presence of an immediate and present danger of dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, the court shall, upon the filing of the petition, issue ex parte a temporary interpersonal protective order that: 1. Authorizes relief appropriate to the situation utilizing the alternatives set out in KRS 456.060; 2. Sets forth which communications, if any, as requested by the petitioner, are authorized and which communications are unauthorized; 3. Expires upon the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing required by this section unless extended or withdrawn by subsequent order of the court; and 4. Does not order or refer the parties to mediation unless requested by the petitioner, and the court finds that: a. The petitioner's request is voluntary and not the result of coercion; and b. Mediation is a realistic and viable alternative to or adjunct to the issuance of an order sought by the petitioner. Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to place any restriction or restraint on the petitioner. (b) If an order is not issued under this subsection, the court shall note on the petition, for the record, any action taken or denied and the reason for it. ## 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) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.040. 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