Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 29A to establish that a person present at any part of a grand jury proceeding shall not knowingly record the proceeding or disclose any information gathered while present during a proceeding; amend KRS 29A.990 to establish the penalty for knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding as a Class A misdemeanor unless the person is a public servant as defined in KRS 519.010, in which case it is a Class D felony; amend KRS 500.050 to provide that a misdemeanor violation of knowingly recording or disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding shall be prosecuted within 10 years after the act is committed.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; except amend the statute of limitations for misdemeanor violations of recording information at a grand jury proceeding to be prosecuted within 10 years after the Commonwealth knew or should have known; amend the statute of limitations for misdemeanor violations of disclosing information gathered at a grand jury proceeding to be prosecuted within 5 years after the Commonwealth knew or should have known; provide that the Act may be cited as the Crystal Rogers Act.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- T. Roberts

Summary Retain original provision, except provide that the prohibition of recording or disclosing information gathered while present during a grand jury proceeding shall not apply to Commonwealth's attorney or any employee of the Commonwealth's attorney.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- C. Massaroni

Summary Retain original provision, except provide that the prohibition of recording or disclosing information gathered while present during a grand jury proceeding shall not apply to Commonwealth's attorney or any employee of the Commonwealth's attorney or peace officers.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- T. Roberts

Summary Retain original provision, except provide that the prohibition of recording or disclosing information gathered while present during a grand jury proceeding shall not apply to Commonwealth's attorney or any employee of the Commonwealth's attorney or peace officers.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except provide that a person shall not disclose or disseminate any evidence, testimony, or other information that the person witnessed, read, or heard while present at a grand jury proceeding; amend KRS 29A.990 to provide that the penalty for knowingly recording any testimony or evidence presented during a grand jury proceeding shall be a Class A misdemeanor; the penalty for knowingly disclosing or disseminating information from a grand jury proceedings is a Class D felony; provide that if the person is a public servant as defined KRS 519.010 the person shall be penalized 1 class more severely; remove KRS 500.050.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 29A.990, 500.050
House Committee Substitute 1: 29A.990, 500.050
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 29A.990
Current: 29A.990, 500.050