# KRS § 456.050: 456.050 Hearing on petition for interpersonal protective order > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C456_S456.050 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 456.050 - **Heading:** 456.050 Hearing on petition for 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 456.050 ## Text 456.050 Hearing on petition for interpersonal protective order. (1) Prior to or at a hearing on a petition for an interpersonal protective order: (a) The court may obtain the respondent's Kentucky criminal and protective order history and utilize that information to assess what relief and which sanctions may protect against danger to the petitioner or other person for whom protection is being sought, with the information so obtained being provided to the parties in accordance with the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure; and (b) If the petitioner or respondent is a minor, the court shall inquire whether the parties attend school in the same school system to assist the court in imposing conditions in the order that have the least disruption in the administration of education to the parties while providing appropriate protection to the petitioner. (2) (a) If the adverse party is not present at the hearing ordered pursuant to KRS 456.040 and has not been served, a previously issued temporary interpersonal protective order shall remain in place, and the court shall direct the issuance of a new summons for a hearing set not more than fourteen (14) days in the future. If service has not been made on the adverse party before that hearing or a subsequent hearing, the temporary interpersonal protective order shall remain in place, and the court shall continue the hearing and issue a new summons with a new date and time for the hearing to occur, which shall be within fourteen (14) days of the originally scheduled date for the continued hearing. The court shall repeat the process of continuing the hearing and reissuing a new summons until the adverse party is served in advance of the scheduled hearing. If service has not been made on the respondent at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the scheduled hearing, the court may continue the hearing no more than fourteen (14) days in the future. In issuing the summons, the court shall simultaneously transmit a copy of the summons or notice of its issuance and provisions to the petitioner. Upon the request of the petitioner, the court may excuse the petitioner from future court appearances until the respondent has been served. (b) The provisions of this section permitting the continuance of an interpersonal protective order shall be limited to six (6) months from the issuance of the temporary interpersonal protective order. If the respondent has not been served within that period, the order shall be rescinded without prejudice. Prior to the expiration of the temporary interpersonal protective order, the court shall provide notice to the petitioner stating that, if the petitioner does not file a new petition, the order shall be rescinded without prejudice. ## 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_S456.050. 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