Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)
KRS (Penal Code) § 510.030: Defenses to prosecution based on victim's lack of consent
What this law says, in plain English
This statute defines a legal defense in prosecutions involving victims unable to consent due to age, intellectual disability, mental incapacity, or physical helplessness. Defendants may argue they were unaware of the facts causing the victim's incapacity.
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