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24A.110 Criminal jurisdiction. (1) The District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to make final disposition of all criminal matters, including violations of county, urban-county, or city ordinances or <br>codes, except: <br>(a) Offenses denominated by statute as felonies or capital offenses; and <br>(b) Offenses punishable by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary. (2) The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to make a final disposition of any charge or a public offense denominated as a misdemeanor or violation, except <br>where the charge is joined with an indictment for a felony, and all violations of <br>county, urban-county, or city ordinances and, prior to trial, to commit the defendant <br>to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release. (3) The District Court has, concurrent with Circuit Court, jurisdiction to examine any charge of a public offense denominated as a felony or capital offense or which may <br>be punished by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary and to commit the <br>defendant to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release. (4) The District Court may, upon motion and for good cause shown, reduce a charge of a felony to a misdemeanor in accordance with the Rules of Criminal Procedure. History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 2; and ch. 28, sec. 10.

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24A.110 Criminal jurisdiction. (1) The District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to make final disposition of all criminal matters, including violations of county, urban-county, or city ordinances or <br>codes, except: <br>(a) Offenses denominated by statute as felonies or capital offenses; and <br>(b) Offenses punishable by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary. (2) The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to make a final disposition of any charge or a public offense denominated as a misdemeanor or violation, except <br>where the charge is joined with an indictment for a felony, and all violations of <br>county, urban-county, or city ordinances and, prior to trial, to commit the defendant <br>to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release. (3) The District Court has, concurrent with Circuit Court, jurisdiction to examine any charge of a public offense denominated as a felony or capital offense or which may <br>be punished by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary and to commit the <br>defendant to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release. (4) The District Court may, upon motion and for good cause shown, reduce a charge of a felony to a misdemeanor in accordance with the Rules of Criminal Procedure. History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 2; and ch. 28, sec. 10.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 024A00 > 110

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24A.110 Criminal jurisdiction. (1) The District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to make final disposition of all criminal matters, including violations of county, urban-county, or city ordinances or <br>codes, except: <br>(a) Offenses denominated by statute as felonies or capital offenses; and <br>(b) Offenses punishable by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary. (2) The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to make a final disposition of any charge or a public offense denominated as a misdemeanor or violation, except <br>where the charge is joined with an indictment for a felony, and all violations of <br>county, urban-county, or city ordinances and, prior to trial, to commit the defendant <br>to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release. (3) The District Court has, concurrent with Circuit Court, jurisdiction to examine any charge of a public offense denominated as a felony or capital offense or which may <br>be punished by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary and to commit the <br>defendant to jail or hold him to bail or other form of pretrial release. (4) The District Court may, upon motion and for good cause shown, reduce a charge of a felony to a misdemeanor in accordance with the Rules of Criminal Procedure. History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 2; and ch. 28, sec. 10.