# 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

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 456.090
- **Heading:** 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
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.090

## Text

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.

(1) A court issuing an interpersonal protective order shall direct the appropriate law

enforcement agency to assist the petitioner in having the provisions of the order

complied with.

(2) When a law enforcement officer has reason to suspect that a person has been the

victim of dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, the officer shall use

all reasonable means to provide assistance to the victim, including but not limited

to:

(a) Remaining at the location of the call for assistance so long as the officer

reasonably suspects there is danger to the physical safety of individuals there

without the presence of a law enforcement officer;

(b) Assisting the victim in obtaining medical treatment, including transporting the

victim to the nearest medical facility capable of providing the necessary

treatment;

(c) Advising the victim immediately of the rights available to them, including the

provisions of this chapter; and

(d) Completing a JC-3 form, or its equivalent replacement, and providing the

information to the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center pursuant to

KRS 209A.110.

(3) Orders of protection shall be enforced in any county of the Commonwealth.

(4) Officers acting in good faith under this chapter shall be immune from criminal and

civil liability.

## 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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