21A.300 Prohibition against solicitation of professional employment from victim or relative of victim of accident or disaster. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 21A.300 Prohibition against solicitation of professional employment from victim or relative of victim of accident or disaster. (1) Notwithstanding KRS 21A.160, for a period of thirty (30) days following the filing of a criminal or civil action, or claim for damages, or a traffic citation, injury,
accident, or disaster, an attorney or an attorney referral service shall be subject to
the following prohibition. An attorney or an attorney referral service shall not
directly solicit, or knowingly permit another person to directly solicit on his or its
behalf, a victim of the accident or disaster, or a relative of the victim, for the
purpose of obtaining professional employment relating to a criminal or civil action,
or claim for damages, arising out of the traffic citation, injury, accident, or disaster. (2) Notwithstanding KRS 21A.160, an attorney shall not knowingly accept a referral from an attorney referral service when that referral has resulted from the attorney
referral service violating the prohibition established in subsection (1) of this section. Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.