Title L, Kentucky Penal Code

Exception. (1) A person is guilty of using restricted ammunition during the commission of a crime when he commits any felony offense under this code and is armed at the time of the commission of the offense or in the immediate flight therefrom with a firearm loaded, as defined in…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 923 and pursuant to any laws of this Commonwealth and engages in the business of dealing in firearms; (b) "Materially false information" means information that portrays an…

(1) A person is guilty of possession of a handgun by a minor when, being under the age of eighteen (18) years, he possesses, manufactures, or transports a handgun as defined by KRS 527.010, except when the person is: (a) In attendance at a hunter's safety course or a firearms saf…

handgun. (1) A person is guilty of unlawfully providing a handgun to a juvenile or permitting a juvenile to possesses a handgun when he: (a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly provides a handgun, with or without remuneration, in violation of KRS 527.040, 527.100, or 600.020 …

(1) A person is guilty of use of a weapon of mass destruction in the first degree when he or she intentionally, without lawful authority, places a weapon of mass destruction at any location in the Commonwealth and, as a result, any person other than the defendant is killed or rec…

(1) A person is guilty of use of a weapon of mass destruction in the second degree when intentionally, without lawful authority, he or she: (a) Places a weapon of mass destruction at any location in the Commonwealth and, as a result, any person other than the defendant receives p…

(1) Except as provided in KRS 527.205, a person is guilty of use of a weapon of mass destruction in the third degree when intentionally, without lawful authority, he or she places a weapon of mass destruction at any location in the Commonwealth. (2) A weapon of mass destruction i…

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Advancing gambling activity": (a) Means conduct a person engages in other than as a player that materially aids any form of gambling activity not authorized under KRS Chapter 154A, 230, or…

(1) A person is guilty of promoting gambling in the first degree when he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by: (a) Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that he employs or utilizes three or more persons in a bookmaking activity and receives or accepts i…

(1) A person is guilty of promoting gambling in the second degree when he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity. (2) Promoting gambling in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

(1) A person is guilty of conspiracy to promote gambling when he conspires to advance or profit from gambling activity. (2) "Conspire" means to engage in activity constituting a criminal conspiracy as defined in KRS 506.040. (3) Conspiracy to promote gambling is a Class D felony.…

(1) A person is guilty of possession of gambling records in the first degree when, with knowledge of the contents thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article of a kind commonly used: (a) In the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise and co…

(1) A person is guilty of possession of gambling records in the second degree when, with knowledge of the contents thereof he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or articles of a kind commonly used: (a) In the operation or promotion of a bookmaking scheme or enterprise; or (…

(1) A person is guilty of permitting gambling when, having possession or control of premises which he or she knows are being used to advance gambling activity that is not licensed under KRS Chapter 154A, 230, or 238, he or she fails to halt or abate or attempt to halt or abate su…

(1) A person is guilty of possession of a gambling device when, with knowledge of the character thereof, he manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses a gambling device or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to affect ownership, custody or use o…

(1) Proof of possession of any gambling device or any gambling record specified in KRS 528.050, 528.060, and 528.080 is prima facie evidence of possession thereof with knowledge of its character or contents. (2) In any prosecution under this chapter in which it is necessary to pr…

(1) Any gambling device or gambling record possessed or used in violation of this chapter is forfeited to the state, and shall be disposed of in accordance with KRS 500.090. (2) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who conducts, finances, manages, supervis…

(1) Any person who, either for himself or as agent or employee of another, wagers money or anything of value on a horse race run or about to be run or advertised, posted, or reported as being run at any race track in or out of this state, or who engages in the occupation of recei…

(1) No person, as a business or for any compensation, shall, directly or indirectly, accept any thing of value to be wagered or to be transmitted or delivered for wager to any pari-mutuel wagering enterprise, or participate in any such transmission. (2) As used herein, "person" s…

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process" means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose f…

(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee. (2) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.

(1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution when he knowingly advances or profits from prostitution. (2) Promoting prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor unless the person managed, supervised, controlled, or owned, either alone or in association with others, a house of prosti…

(1) No person shall be convicted of prostitution solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a patron. (2) No person shall be convicted of promoting prostitution solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a person whose prostitution activity he is alleged to have advanced or from wh…

(1) A person is guilty of permitting prostitution when, having possession or control of premises which he knows or has reasonable cause to know are being used for prostitution purposes, he fails to make reasonable and timely effort to halt or abate such use. (2) Permitting prosti…

(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of loitering for prostitution purposes when he loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or agreeing or offering to engage in prostitution. (2) Loitering for prostitution purposes is a: (a) Violation…

Prostitution or procuring prostitution with knowledge of sexually transmitted disease or HIV. (1) Any person convicted of prostitution or procuring another to commit prostitution under the provisions of KRS 529.020 shall be required to undergo screening for human immunodeficiency…

(1) A person is guilty of human trafficking when the person intentionally subjects one (1) or more persons to engage in: (a) Forced labor or services; or (b) Commercial sexual activity through the use of force, fraud, or coercion, except that if the person is under the age of eig…

(1) A person is guilty of promoting human trafficking when the person intentionally: (a) Benefits financially or receives anything of value from knowing participation in human trafficking; or (b) Recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, advertises, maintains, pa…

(1) Notwithstanding KRS 529.020 or 529.080, if it is determined after a reasonable period of custody for investigative purposes, that the person suspected of prostitution or loitering for prostitution is under the age of eighteen (18), then the minor shall not be prosecuted for a…

Any person convicted of an offense in KRS 529.100 or 529.110 shall be ordered to pay, in addition to any other fines, penalties, or applicable forfeitures, a human trafficking victims service fee of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be remitted to the fund created i…

(1) The "human trafficking victims fund," referred to in this section as the "fund," is created as a separate revolving fund within the Office of the Attorney General. (2) The fund shall consist of proceeds from assets seized and forfeited pursuant to KRS 529.150; proceeds from t…

Distribution of proceeds. (1) All property used in connection with or acquired as a result of a violation of KRS 529.100 or 529.110 shall be subject to forfeiture under the same terms, conditions, and defenses and using the same process as set out in KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460, wit…

charged or convicted was a victim of human trafficking at time of offense -- Motion -- Finding -- Presumption. (1) When a person is charged or convicted under this chapter, or with an offense which is not a violent crime as defined in KRS 17.165, and the person's participation in…

chapter. A person charged under this chapter, or charged with an offense which is not a violent crime as defined in KRS 17.165, may assert being a victim of human trafficking as an affirmative defense to the charge.

sexual activity. In any prosecution under KRS 529.100 or 529.110 involving commercial sexual activity, it shall not be a defense that: (1) The defendant was unaware of the minor's actual age; (2) A minor consented to engage in commercial sexual activity; (3) The intended victim o…

(1) A person is guilty of bigamy when he: (a) Purports to marry another person knowing he has a husband or wife or knowing the other person has a husband or wife; or (b) Cohabits in this state after a bigamous marriage in another state. (2) It shall be a defense to bigamy that th…

(1) A person is guilty of incest when he or she has sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse, as defined in KRS 510.010, with a person whom he or she knows to be his or her parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, great-grandparent, great- grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, …

(1) A person is guilty of concealing the birth of an infant when he conceals the corpse of a newborn child with intent to conceal the fact of its birth or to prevent a determination of whether it was born dead or alive. (2) Concealing the birth of an infant is a Class A misdemean…

(1) A person is guilty of abandonment of a minor when, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor, he deserts the minor in any place under circumstances endangering his life or health and with intent to abandon him. (2) Abandonment o…

(1) A person is guilty of nonsupport: (a) When he or she persistently fails to provide support which he or she can reasonably provide and which the person knows he or she has a duty to provide to a minor, a child adjudged mentally disabled, an indigent spouse, or indigent parent;…

(1) A parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor is guilty of endangering the welfare of a minor when he fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him from becoming a neglected, dependent or…

(1) A person is guilty of unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree when he or she knowingly induces, assists, or causes a minor to engage in: (a) Illegal sexual activity; or (b) Illegal controlled substances activity other than activity involving marijuana or salvia,…

(1) A person is guilty of unlawful transaction with a minor in the second degree when he knowingly induces, assists, or causes a minor to engage in illegal controlled substances activity involving marijuana, illegal gambling activity, or any other criminal activity constituting a…

(1) A person is guilty of unlawful transaction with a minor in the third degree when: (a) Acting other than as a retail licensee, he knowingly sells, gives, purchases or procures any alcoholic or malt beverage in any form to or for a minor. The defendant may prove in exculpation …

(1) A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person when he knowingly acts in a manner which results in an injury to the physical or mental welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself because of mental illness or intellectual disability. (2) Endan…

As used in this chapter: (1) "Child sex doll" means an anatomically correct or anatomically precise doll, mannequin, or robot that may consist of an entire body, pelvis, or any other body part, with features of, or with features that resemble, those of a minor and intended for us…

(1) A person is guilty of distribution of obscene matter when, having knowledge of its content and character, he: (a) Sends or causes to be sent into this state for sale or distribution; or (b) Brings or causes to be brought into this state for sale or distribution; or (c) In thi…

(1) A person is guilty of distribution of obscene material to minors when, knowing a person to be a minor, or having possession of such facts that he should reasonably know that such person is a minor, and with knowledge of the content and character of the material, he knowingly:…

(1) A person is guilty of using minors to distribute obscene material when knowing a person to be a minor, or having possession of such facts that he should reasonably know such person is a minor, and knowing of the content and character of the material, he knowingly: (a) Hires; …

(1) A person is guilty of advertising obscene material when, having knowledge of its content and character thereof, he writes or creates advertising or solicits anyone to publish such advertising or otherwise promotes the sale or distribution of obscene matter. (2) Advertising ob…