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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 2.015 (2026)

Age of majority -- Exceptions

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Persons of the age of eighteen (18) years are of the age of majority for all purposes in this Commonwealth except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and for purposes of care and treatment of children with disabilities, for which twenty-one (21) years is the age of majority, all other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 1, effective June 13, 1968. -- Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1965.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1965–2026 · leading case: D.F. Ex Rel. M.F. v. Codell, 127 S.W.3d 571 (Ky. 2003).
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D.F. Ex Rel. M.F. v. Codell, 127 S.W.3d 571 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 2× “KRS 2.015. The consequences, both in terms of privileges and obligations, that attach to this occurrence are too vast and wide ranging to list here.”
Commonwealth v. Howard, 969 S.W.2d 700 (Ky. 1998). · cites it 2× “Evidence of the rational classification can readily be found in the fact that the General Assembly, in KRS 2.015, prohibited the purchase of alcohol until one reaches the age of twenty-one.”
Leathers v. Ratliff, 925 S.W.2d 197 (Ky. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 6× “In 1978, the date the original child support order was entered, KRS 2.015 was in effect. The statute defines the legal “age of majority” in Kentucky as eighteen; 3 thus, Mr.”
Holland v. Islamic Repub. of Iran, 496 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2005). “See Ky.Rev.Stat. § 2.015 (Baldwin 1994).”
Anderson v. Bd. of Educ. of Fayette Cnty., 616 F. Supp. 2d 662 (E.D. Ky. 2009). · cites it 2× “See KRS § 2.015 (establishing age of majority).”
James Farmer v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). · cites it 2× “§§ 38-101 , -102 (2018); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2.015 (West 2018); La.”
Pike v. George, 434 S.W.2d 626 (Ky. Ct. App. 1968). “080 the age of majority has been reduced to 18 years of age (KRS 2.015) “ * * * except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and for purposes of care and treatment of handicapped children, for which twenty-one years is the age of majority, all other statutes to the contrary…”
Young v. Young, 413 S.W.2d 887 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “015 became effective and it provides: “Persons of the age of eighteen years are of the age of majority for all purposes in this Commonwealth except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and for purposes of care and treatment of handicapped children, for which twenty-one years…”
Reed v. Reed, 457 S.W.2d 4 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “2d 887 (1967), we held that in view of the enactment of KRS 2.015 fixing the age of majority at 18 the court was without right to require the husband to maintain his children after their 18th birthday unless they became physically or mentally incapable of supporting themselves.”
Crowe v. Miller, 467 S.W.2d 330 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 5× “On February 10, 1966, the guardian ad litem filed a motion to set aside the order appointing him as such, noting that Dennis was over eighteen years of age when the suit was filed and calling attention to KRS 2.015 and this court’s decision in Commonwealth v.”
Wilcox v. Wilcox, 406 S.W.2d 152 (Ky. Ct. App. 1966). “The applicable statute, KRS 2.015, provides: “Persons of the age of eighteen years are of the age of majority for all purposes in this Commonwealth except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and for purposes of care and treatment of handicapped children, for which twenty-one…”
Commonwealth v. Hallahan, 391 S.W.2d 378 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 5× “21, Acts of 1964) which now appears as KRS 2.015 impliedly amends KRS 402.-210 by reducing from 21 to 18 the age at which a person can obtain a marriage license without the consent of parent or guardian.”
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