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3.255 Definition.

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3.255 Definition. &quot;Concurrent legislative jurisdiction for purposes of criminal law enforcement,&quot; as used in <br>KRS 3.250 to 3.275, means the joint power of the United States and the Commonwealth <br>of Kentucky to enact and enforce their own criminal laws, including those pertaining to <br>motor vehicle traffic control, over the lands in question. Under concurrent legislative <br>jurisdiction for purposes of criminal law enforcement, both the United States and the <br>Commonwealth of Kentucky, or either of them, may take jurisdiction over a given <br>criminal offense, according to the laws of the respective sovereign. Effective: June 17, 1978 <br>History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 68, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978.