Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 525.050 (2026)

Unlawful assembly

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(1) A person is guilty of unlawful assembly when:

(a) He assembles with five (5) or more persons for the purpose of engaging or preparing to engage with them in a riot; or

(b) Being present at an assembly which either has or develops such a purpose, he remains there with intent to advance that purpose.

(2) Unlawful assembly is a Class B misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 215, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2021 · leading case: Larry Bowles v. Bourbon Cnty., Ky. (6th Cir. 2021).
Larry Bowles v. Bourbon Cnty., Ky. (6th Cir. 2021). “At the Jail, corrections officers recovered heroin on Bowles’s person and cited him for possession of a controlled substance, in violation of Ky. Rev. Stat. § 525.050. R. 63-3 (Uniform Citation) (Page ID #668).”
Larry Bowles v. Bourbon Cnty., Ky. (6th Cir. 2021). “At the Jail, corrections officers recovered heroin on Bowles’s person and cited him for possession of a controlled substance, in violation of Ky. Rev. Stat. § 525.050. R. 63-3 (Uniform Citation) (Page ID #668).”
Doe v. Griffin (E.D. Ky. 2020). “080; and (4) Menacing under KRS 525.050. Defendant has filed a motion to dismiss, arguing, among other things, that the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over her for plaintiffs’ claims.”
Blessing v. Chandrasekhar (E.D. Ky. 2020). “080; (4) Civil Menacing under KRS 525.050; (5) Invasion of Privacy; and (6) Aiding and Abetting.”
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