Bill > HB854

This bill amends a Kentucky law, specifically KRS 501.080, which deals with intoxication as a defense in criminal cases. The changes are described as "technical corrections" and aim to clarify the existing language. The bill proposes to replace the phrase "such condition" with "the intoxication" to make it clearer that the defense applies to the state of being intoxicated. It also changes "Negatives" to "Negates" for correct spelling and updates the wording to include "or her" to be gender-neutral when referring to the defendant. Additionally, it refines the structure of the second part of the defense, which deals with involuntary intoxication, by adding numbering and clarifying that the defendant must lack the substantial capacity to either appreciate the criminality of their actions or conform their conduct to the law.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb854.html