610.071 Requirement for certain persons to attend hearings -- Penalty. (1) At any hearing or other proceeding under KRS Chapters 630 to 645, at least one (1) person ordered by the court pursuant to KRS 610.070(4) to attend hearings or proceedings inv olving the child shall be present. The court shall make reasonable accommodations to allow the person to attend. (2) A person who has been excluded from a hearing pursuant to KRS 610.070(3) and has not subsequently been ordered by the court to be present a t future proceedings shall not be charged under this section. (3) If a violation of subsection (1) of this section occurs, any parent, guardian, or other person who was ordered pursuant to KRS 610.070(4) to attend hearings or proceedings involving the chil d shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or ordered to participate in up to forty (40) hours of community service. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2024.
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