Catchline at repeal: Specified persons to report child abuse or neglect -- Report to law
enforcement agency -- Search warrant -- Protective custody -- Immunity from
liability.
History: Repealed 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 198, effective July 1, 1987; amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986; and ch. 439, sec. 5, effective
July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. --
Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 150, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978
Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 142,
sec. 2. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. VI, sec. 107(1) and (13). -- Amended
1972 Ky. Acts ch. 232, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 270, sec. 1. -- Created
1964 Ky. Acts ch. 85, secs. 1 and 2.
Note: This section was repealed by 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 280, which was to have become
effective July 1, 1982. Thereafter, 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 284 changed the effective date
of that act to July 15, 1984. Then, 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 184 repealed both 1980 Ky.
Acts ch. 280, and 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 284.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
8
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2023 · leading case:
Dunn v. Thacker, 546 S.W.3d 576 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018).
Dunn v. Thacker, 546 S.W.3d 576 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 3× “In his powerful and persuasive dissent in Knox , Justice Wintersheimer traced the evolution of the pertinent statutes and reasoned as follows: KRS 199.335 has been repealed by 1986 c 423, § 198, eff.”
Tharp v. Commonwealth, 40 S.W.3d 356 (Ky. 2000).
· cites it 4× “We specifically rejected an argument that KRS 199.335, the then-existing statute requiring the reporting of child abuse, created a legal duty to prevent child abuse; and further held that any legislative intent embodied in the newly-enacted criminal abuse statutes, KRS 508.”
Lane v. Commonwealth, 956 S.W.2d 874 (Ky. 1997).
· cites it 4× “There is little if any significant difference between the words of KRS 199.335, which was the law prior to 1987, when it was repealed and replaced by a new section on dependency, neglect and abuse in Chapter 620.”
Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington v. Secter, 966 S.W.2d 286 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998).
· cites it 2× “KRS 199.335, the statute in effect when these incidents occurred, imposed a legal duty on any person to report child abuse to law enforcement authorities.”
Knox v. Commonwealth, 735 S.W.2d 711 (Ky. 1987).
· cites it 6× “The Commonwealth searches for a specific statutory duty under the "child abuse" statutes, particularly KRS 199.335. The sections referenced to us require reporting child abuse in order that the services of the state may be utilized to prevent further abuse.”
Will McGinnis v. Diocese of Covington (Ky. Ct. App. 2023).
“KRS 199.335, the statute in effect when these incidents occurred, imposed a legal duty on any person to report child abuse to law enforcement authorities.”
Laurel Grocery Co., L.L.C. v. Freshway, Inc. (E.D. Ky. 2019).
“1998) (“KRS 199.335, the statute in effect when these incidents occurred, imposed a legal duty on any person to report child abuse to law enforcement authorities.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 199.335(2) — 3 cases
Dunn v. Thacker, 546 S.W.3d 576 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018).
“In his powerful and persuasive dissent in Knox , Justice Wintersheimer traced the evolution of the pertinent statutes and reasoned as follows: KRS 199.335 has been repealed by 1986 c 423, § 198, eff.”
Lane v. Commonwealth, 956 S.W.2d 874 (Ky. 1997).
“There is little if any significant difference between the words of KRS 199.335, which was the law prior to 1987, when it was repealed and replaced by a new section on dependency, neglect and abuse in Chapter 620.”
Knox v. Commonwealth, 735 S.W.2d 711 (Ky. 1987).
“The Commonwealth searches for a specific statutory duty under the "child abuse" statutes, particularly KRS 199.335. The sections referenced to us require reporting child abuse in order that the services of the state may be utilized to prevent further abuse.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 199.335(7) — 1 case
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