15.718 Training and continuing education for Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys and their staffs -- Completion requirements. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 15.718 Training and continuing education for Commonwealth's attorneys and county attorneys and their staffs -- Completion requirements. (1) The Attorney General shall provide initial training courses and, at least once every two (2) years, continuing education courses for Commonwealth's attorneys and
county attorneys and their staffs concerning the dynamics of domestic violence,
child physical and sexual abuse, rape, effects of crime on adult and child victims,
legal remedies for protection, lethality and risk issues, profiles of offenders, model
protocols for addressing domestic violence, child abuse, rape, available community
resources and victims services, and reporting requirements. The training shall be
developed in consultation with prosecutors, victims services, victim advocacy, and
mental health professionals with an expertise in domestic violence, child abuse, and
rape. (2) Each Commonwealth's Attorney, assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, county attorney, and assistant county attorney shall successfully complete the training. Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 317, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 54, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996.