Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 509.060 (2026)
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In any prosecution for unlawful imprisonment or kidnapping it is a defense that the defendant was a relative of the victim and his sole purpose was to assume custody of the victim. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 78, effective January 1, 1975.
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Kayla Melton (Ky. Ct. App. 2021).
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Kayla Melton (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “2018) (quoting the 1974 Kentucky Crime Commission/LRC Commentary to KRS 509.060). The Commonwealth contends that the plain language of the guardianship statute, KRS 387.”
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