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202A.053 Venue.

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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 <br>final hearing, transferred to the court of the county where the respondent is <br>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 <br>proceedings subsequent to the preliminary hearing. Effective: July 15, 1988 <br>History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 139, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1988.