Marcy's Law Reinstated

Law reinstated kentucky marsy's law went into effect for the second time on friday... this new law not only expands the definition of who a victim is but what their rights are.

The director of outreach for marcy's law kentucky explains for years, victims of crime in kentucky only had statutory laws in place to protect them.

L3: good morning kentucky!

White dr emily bonistell postel director of outreach for marcy's law kentucky under kentuckys statutory law crime victims didn't have a right to be present, so that means if something happens to you and you are a victim of a crime you would go in and give testimony and you'd be considered a witness but you would not be allowed to participate and be present for the rest of the trial l3: good morning kentucky!

White marsy's law reinstated kentucky over 1 point 1 million people voted for this law.

Kentucky was only one of 15 states that didn't have such laws in