Kentucky
Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)
532 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 530.040 — Abandonment of minor
- § 530.050 — Nonsupport and flagrant nonsupport
- § 530.060 — Endangering welfare of minor
- § 530.064 — Unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree
- § 530.065 — Unlawful transaction with a minor in the second degree
- § 530.070 — Unlawful transaction with minor in the third degree
- § 530.080 — Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person
- § 531.010 — Definitions
- § 531.020 — Distribution of obscene matter
- § 531.030 — Distribution of obscene matter to minors
- § 531.040 — Using minors to distribute obscene material
- § 531.050 — Advertising obscene material
- § 531.060 — Promoting sale of obscenity
- § 531.070 — Exemptions
- § 531.080 — Special verdict
- § 531.090 — Voyeurism
- § 531.100 — Video voyeurism
- § 531.105 — Application of KRS 531.100
- § 531.110 — Sealing and destruction of images in cases of video voyeurism
- § 531.120 — Distribution of sexually explicit images without consent
- § 531.125 — Sexual extortion
- § 531.300 — Definitions for KRS 531.080 and 531.300 to 531.370
- § 531.305 — Treatment in criminal or civil proceeding of property or material portraying child pornography or a sexual performance by a minor
- § 531.306 — Proof of actual identity, age, or existence of minor not required for prosecution involving computer-generated image
- § 531.310 — Use of a minor in a sexual performance
- § 531.320 — Promoting a sexual performance by a minor
- § 531.330 — Presumption as to minority
- § 531.335 — Possession or viewing of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor -- Applicability
- § 531.340 — Distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor
- § 531.350 — Promoting sale of material portraying a sexual performance by a minor
- § 531.360 — Advertising material portraying a sexual performance by a minor
- § 531.365 — Possession of a child sex doll
- § 531.366 — Trafficking a child sex doll
- § 531.367 — Importing a child sex doll
- § 531.368 — Permitting or promoting the use of a child sex doll
- § 531.370 — Using minors to distribute material portraying a sexual performance by a minor
- § 532.005 — Chapters 532, 533 and 534 to apply to crimes outside provisions of the Penal Code
- § 532.007 — Commonwealth's sentencing policy
- § 532.010 — Classification of offenses
- § 532.020 — Designation of offenses
- § 532.025 — Presentence hearings -- Use of juvenile court records -- Aggravating or mitigating circumstances -- Instructions to jury
- § 532.029 — Persistent violent felony offender sentencing
- § 532.030 — Authorized dispositions -- Generally -- Instructions by judge
- § 532.031 — Hate crimes -- Finding -- Effect -- Definitions
- § 532.032 — Restitution
- § 532.033 — Order of restitution
- § 532.034 — Restitution for financial loss resulting from theft of identity or trafficking in stolen identities
- § 532.035 — Repealed, 1984
- § 532.036 — Financial support of child or dependent if death or disability is caused by driving under the influence or murder of a first responder -- Amount -- Clerk as trustee -- Incarcerated defendant -- Payments to continue until arrearage is paid -- Effect of civil action
- § 532.040 — Probation and conditional discharge
- § 532.043 — Requirement of postincarceration supervision for certain felonies
- § 532.045 — Persons prohibited from probation or postincarceration supervision -- Procedure when probation or postincarceration supervision not prohibited
- § 532.046 — Probation, parole, and other forms of early release -- Eligibility
- § 532.047 — Nonavailability of probation or suspension of sentence to violent offender - - Exception
- § 532.050 — Presentence procedure for felony conviction
- § 532.055 — Verdicts and sentencing by jury in felony cases
- § 532.060 — Sentence of imprisonment for felony -- Postincarceration supervision
- § 532.070 — Court modification of felony sentence
- § 532.075 — Review of death sentence by Supreme Court
- § 532.080 — Persistent felony offender sentencing
- § 532.090 — Sentence of imprisonment for misdemeanor
- § 532.100 — Place of imprisonment -- Commitment when death sentence imposed – Housing for female state inmates -- Transfer of prisoners when jail is over capacity -- Reduction in per diem upon jailer's refusal to transfer -- Per diem increase for each day of prisoner attendance in department-approved program --
- § 532.110 — Concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment
- § 532.115 — Concurrent sentencing with federal sentencing or another state's felony sentencing
- § 532.120 — Calculation of terms of imprisonment -- Inmate's right to challenge Department of Corrections
- § 532.130 — Definitions for KRS 532.135 and 532.140
- § 532.135 — Determination by court that defendant has a serious intellectual disability or serious mental illness
- § 532.140 — Defendant with a serious intellectual disability or serious mental illness not subject to execution -- Authorized sentences
- § 532.160 — Criminal garnishment
- § 532.162 — Order as lien upon earnings -- Circuit clerk to disburse -- Fee
- § 532.164 — Lien on real property
- § 532.166 — Transfer of property from garnishee
- § 532.168 — Show cause hearing for failure to comply with criminal garnishment order
- § 532.200 — Definitions for KRS 532.210 to 532.250
- § 532.210 — Petition -- Study of record -- Order
- § 532.220 — Conditions of home incarceration
- § 532.230 — Ineligibility
- § 532.240 — Responsibilities of persons held in home incarceration
- § 532.245 — Credit for time spent in pretrial home incarceration
- § 532.250 — Monthly list of incarcerees provided to local law enforcement agencies
- § 532.260 — Home incarceration or conditional release for certain Class C or Class D felons -- Eligibility -- Consequence of violation -- Administrative regulations
- § 532.262 — Department to approve any acceptable housing for prisoners granted conditional release
- § 532.300 — Prohibition against death sentence being sought or given on the basis of race -- Procedures for dealing with claims
- § 532.305 — Application of KRS 532.300
- § 532.309 — Short title for KRS 532.300 to 532.309
- § 532.350 — Definitions for chapter
- § 532.352 — Reimbursement for costs of incarceration
- § 532.354 — Copayment for medical treatment
- § 532.356 — Reimbursement and restitution as additional sanctions -- Ineligibility to operate motor vehicle upon conviction of certain theft, fraud, and organized crime offenses
- § 532.358 — Prisoner to pay reimbursement and restitution
- § 532.400 — Postincarceration supervision -- Violation -- Exclusions
- § 533.010 — Criteria for utilizing chapter -- Alternative sentences -- Monitoring by private agency -- Work release
- § 533.015 — Alternatives to incarceration
- § 533.017 — Sentence to local day reporting program
- § 533.020 — Probation and conditional discharge
- § 533.025 — Rate of payment by department to county for incarceration of persons in jail -- Payment of work release fees to jailer and deduction from department's payment -- Department's custody of prisoner for specified medical conditions
- § 533.030 — Conditions of probation and conditional discharge -- Restitution to victim
- § 533.040 — Calculation of periods of probation and conditional discharge
- § 533.050 — Arrest of defendant on probation or conditional discharge -- Notice and hearing -- Exception under KRS 439.3108
- § 533.060 — Probation or conditional release -- Effect of use of firearm -- Other felonies
- § 533.065 — Effect of person wearing body armor and carrying deadly weapon at time of offense
- § 533.070 — Sentencing of defendant to work at community service related projects
- § 533.200 — Form of sentencing for convicted persons who have not received a graduation certificate or High School Equivalency Diploma -- Exceptions for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- § 533.210 — Conduct of program -- Costs -- License
- § 533.220 — Failure to complete reading skills improvement program
- § 533.250 — Pretrial diversion program in each judicial circuit -- Elements -- Fee
- § 533.251 — Pretrial diversion program for felony drug offender and felony offender with a history of substance abuse
- § 533.252 — Requirements of Commonwealth's attorney when considering application for pretrial diversion
- § 533.254 — Application of probation and restitution
- § 533.256 — Failure to complete provisions of pretrial diversion agreement
- § 533.258 — Effects of successful completion of pretrial diversion agreement
- § 533.260 — Rules for administration
- § 533.262 — Other programs before and after July 15, 1998
- § 533.270 — Definitions for KRS 533.270 to 533.290
- § 533.272 — Behavioral health conditional dismissal pilot program -- Elements -- Reporting requirements
- § 533.274 — Eligibility for admission into pilot program
- § 533.276 — Clinical assessment for behavioral disorder -- Conduct -- Treatment referral -- Requirements of Commonwealth's attorney when considering individual's participation in pilot program -- Agreement
- § 533.278 — Treatment -- Case management
- § 533.280 — Completion of program -- Effect -- Notice to identified victim
- § 533.282 — Behavioral health treatment program -- Establishment -- Requirements -- Providers -- Recovery housing services
- § 533.284 — Assessors -- Cabinet to maintain list -- Qualifications
- § 533.286 — Vocational assessment -- Individualized employment plan
- § 533.288 — Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program Implementation Council -- Membership -- Meetings -- Duties
- § 533.290 — Behavioral Health Conditional Dismissal Program trust fund
- § 534.010 — Definition
- § 534.020 — Methods of imposing fines -- Installment payment plan -- Determination of reason for defendant's default -- Show cause hearing -- Certain installment payments not to be reported as liquidated debt
- § 534.030 — Fines for felonies
- § 534.040 — Fines for misdemeanors and violations
- § 534.045 — Assessment of reimbursement fee against jail prisoners -- Collection -- Fee determination -- Relevant evidence -- Modification
- § 534.050 — Fines against corporations
- § 534.060 — Consequence of failure to pay fines imposed on corporations
- § 534.070 — Incarceration for failure to pay fine or court costs or failure to appear in court -- Daily credit against fine or court costs for time served -- Application of partial payment