202A.053 Venue. (1) A respondent who has been ordered involuntarily hospitalized following the preliminary hearing shall have venue for all subsequent proceedings, including the final hearing, transferred to the court of the county where the respondent is hospitalized. (2) The court of the county where the preliminary hearing was held may, upon its own motion, or shall, upon motion of one (1) of the parties, retain venue over proceedings subsequent to the preliminary hearing. Effective: July 15, 1988 History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1988.
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