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KY HB289

KY HB289
AN ACT relating to incest.


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Introduced
01/17/2024
In Committee
01/17/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/15/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Amend KRS 530.020 to define terms; provide that a person is guilty of incest when the person engages in sexual contact with a person to whom he or she knows to have a familial relationship with; provide that incest by sexual contact is a Class D felony unless the victim is under 12 years old, in which case it is a Class C felony; amend KRS 439.3401 to amend the definition of "violent offender" to include a person who has been convicted of incest by sexual contact.

AI Summary

This bill amends Kentucky's laws related to incest. It defines "sexual intercourse," "deviate sexual intercourse," and "sexual contact" for the purposes of the incest law. The bill makes incest by sexual contact a Class D felony, unless the victim is under 12 years old, in which case it is a Class C felony. The bill also amends the definition of "violent offender" to include someone convicted of incest by sexual contact, which affects parole eligibility.

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (H) (on 01/17/2024)

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