Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)

KRS (Penal Code) § 508.120: Criminal abuse in the third degree

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Criminal abuse or neglect in the third degree occurs when someone recklessly abuses, neglects, or permits abuse/neglect of a vulnerable person (under 13, physically helpless, or mentally helpless), causing serious injury, substantial risk of injury, or cruel treatment. It is a Class A misdemeanor, or a Class D felony if the child suffered serious injury from ingesting or inhaling a controlled substance.

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