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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 508.160 (2026)

Disarming a peace officer -- Penalty -- Applicability

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(1) A person is guilty of disarming a peace officer when he intentionally:

(a) Removes a firearm or other deadly weapon from the person of a peace officer when the peace officer is acting within the scope of his official duties; or

(b) Deprives a peace officer of the officer's use of a firearm or deadly weapon when the peace officer is acting within the scope of his official duties.

(2) Disarming a peace officer is a Class D felony.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply when:

(a) The defendant does not know or could not reasonably have known that the person disarmed was a peace officer; or

(b) The peace officer was, at the time of the disarming or incident thereto, engaged in felonious conduct. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 123, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2022 · leading case: Chatman v. Commonwealth, 565 S.W.3d 161 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018).
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Chatman v. Commonwealth, 565 S.W.3d 161 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). “The underlying facts of this case are not at issue and were set out in detail by a separate panel of this Court in Chatman v. Commonwealth , 2012-CA-001179-MR, 2014 WL 199066 (Ky.”
People v. Jeremiah Anthony Tomaske (Colo. Ct. App. 2022). “1 (a)(1) (2021) (“removes or attempts to remove a firearm, rifle, shotgun or weapon”); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508.160 (1)(a) (West 2021) (“[r]emoves a firearm or other deadly weapon”); cf.”
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