Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218A.1444 (2026)

Controlled substance endangerment to a child in the fourth degree --

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Penalty.

(1) A person is guilty of controlled substance endangerment to a child in the fourth degree when he or she knowingly causes or permits a child to be present when any person is illegally manufacturing a controlled substance or methamphetamine or possesses a hazardous chemical substance with intent to illegally manufacture a controlled substance or methamphetamine under circumstances that place a child in danger of serious physical injury or death, if the child is not injured as a result of the commission of the offense.

(2) Controlled substance endangerment to a child in the fourth degree is a Class D felony. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 5, effective June 20, 2005.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2014 · leading case: Sevier v. Commonwealth, 434 S.W.3d 443 (Ky. 2014).

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Sevier v. Commonwealth, 434 S.W.3d 443 (Ky. 2014). · cites it 14× “A parental, custodial, or special relationship with a child is not a prerequisite to criminal liability under KRS 218A.1444. The fourth-degree controlled-substance-endangerment-of-a-child statute 29 contains no explicit requirement that the party subjecting a child to the…”

Commonwealth v. Pridham, 394 S.W.3d 867 (Ky. 2012). “1432); with complicity to commit unlawful distribution of a methamphetamine precursor, a class D felony (KRS 218A.1438); and, because one of the other passengers in the vehicle with Pridham when he was stopped was a minor, with fourth-degree controlled substance endangerment to…”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218A.1444(1) — 1 case

Sevier v. Commonwealth, 434 S.W.3d 443 (Ky. 2014). “A parental, custodial, or special relationship with a child is not a prerequisite to criminal liability under KRS 218A.1444. The fourth-degree controlled-substance-endangerment-of-a-child statute 29 contains no explicit requirement that the party subjecting a child to the…”

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