36 chapters · 519 sections in this title.
KRS § 500.010 Title
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KRS Chapters 500 to 534 shall be known as the Kentucky Penal Code.
KRS § 500.020 Offenses defined by statute -- Common law abolished
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(1) Common law offenses are abolished and no act or omission shall constitute a criminal offense unless designated a crime or violation under this code or another statute of this state. (2) This provision shall not affect the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ a…
KRS § 500.030 Rule of construction
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All provisions of this code shall be liberally construed according to the fair import of their terms, to promote justice, and to effect the objects of the law.
KRS § 500.040 Restrictions on applicability
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(1) The provisions of this code shall not apply to any offense committed prior to January 1, 1975, notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 446.110. Such an offense must be construed and punished according to the provisions of law existing at the time of the commission thereof in th…