Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)
KRS (Penal Code) § 508.032: Assault of family member or member of an unmarried couple -- Enhancement of penalty
What this law says, in plain English
A person who commits a third or subsequent assault in the fourth degree against a family member or unmarried couple member within five years may be convicted of a Class D felony, though the court may instead impose a misdemeanor penalty.
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