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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 520.015 (2026)

Attempting to escape from penitentiary

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(1) A person is guilty of attempting to escape from the penitentiary when he or she:

(a) Conceals himself or herself within the walls of the penitentiary;

(b) Attempts to scale the enclosure surrounding the penitentiary;

(c) Flees from whatever bounds he or she may be assigned, whether under guard or as a trusty;

(d) Escapes from a locked cell, dormitory, hospital or other lockup in the penitentiary;

(e) Escapes from one part of the penitentiary to another;

(f) Does any other act in furtherance of an escape from the penitentiary;

(g) Obstructs, disables, tampers with, removes, damages, or destroys any video recording or monitoring device within the penitentiary; or

(h) Does any act or omission constituting criminal attempt under KRS 506.010.

(2) Attempting to escape from the penitentiary is a Class D felony.

(3) No penalty provision of KRS 506.010 shall apply to an offense committed under this section. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 52, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 166, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Robert Fenwick, 232686 v. Kentucky Dep't of Corr., No. 2021 CA 000780 (Ky. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2023).
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Robert Fenwick, 232686 v. Kentucky Dep't of Corr., No. 2021 CA 000780 (Ky. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2023). “” KRS 520.015(1)(f)-(g) states: A person is guilty of attempting to escape from the penitentiary when he: .”
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 520.015(1)(f): 1 case
Robert Fenwick, 232686 v. Kentucky Dep't of Corr., No. 2021 CA 000780 (Ky. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2023). “” KRS 520.015(1)(f)-(g) states: A person is guilty of attempting to escape from the penitentiary when he: .”
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