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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 513.010 (2026)

Definition of "building."

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The following definition applies in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: "Building," in addition to its ordinary meaning, specifically includes any dwelling, hotel, commercial structure, automobile, truck, watercraft, aircraft, trailer, sleeping car, railroad car, or other structure or vehicle, or any structure with a valid certificate of occupancy. Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 113, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Plowman, 86 S.W.3d 47 (Ky. 2002).
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Commonwealth v. Plowman, 86 S.W.3d 47 (Ky. 2002). · cites it 45× “The sole question is whether a bulldozer is a vehicle for purposes of the arson statutes, KRS 513.010 et seq. Plowman was indicted for second-degree arson.”
Hobson v. Commonwealth, 306 S.W.3d 478 (Ky. 2010). “Thus, if a defendant commits or attempts to commit a theft (obtains property of another with the intent to deprive the owner, KRS 513.010 et seq.) without using or threatening to use force against another, 3 and does so for the first time only in the escape phase, while still…”
Commonwealth v. Cross, 769 S.W.2d 63 (Ky. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 4× “This is an arson case in which the Commonwealth appeals from an order of the Oldham Circuit Court that dismissed an indictment against Donald Cross on the basis that the word “building” as defined in KRS 513.010 refers only to structures which are suitable for occupancy, and…”
Humberto Mesa-Vasquez A/K/A Alejandro Arturo Vasquez Cabrera V Commonwealth of Kentucky, No. 2019 SC 0604 (Ky. Mar. 23, 2021). “” KRS 513.010. Conversely, [a] person is guilty of tampering with physical evidence when, believing that an official proceeding is pending or may be instituted, he: (a) Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or alters physical evidence which he believes is about to be produced…”
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