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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.030 (2026)

Concealing birth of infant

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(1) A person is guilty of concealing the birth of an infant when he conceals the corpse of a newborn child with intent to conceal the fact of its birth or to prevent a determination of whether it was born dead or alive.

(2) Concealing the birth of an infant is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 259, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1994–2020 · leading case: Cheser v. Commonwealth, 904 S.W.2d 239 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994).
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Cheser v. Commonwealth, 904 S.W.2d 239 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “The commentary to KRS 530.030 states that it can be used as a substitute for murder or manslaughter in instances in which the fact of the childbirth is known, but decomposition of the fetus makes it impossible to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the fetus had independent…”
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. K. S. (Ky. 2020). “14 We hold that, under certain circumstances, parents are entitled to reasonably necessary 13KRS 530.030(4)(emphasis added); see also KRS 530.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.030(1) — 1 case
Cheser v. Commonwealth, 904 S.W.2d 239 (Ky. Ct. App. 1994). “The commentary to KRS 530.030 states that it can be used as a substitute for murder or manslaughter in instances in which the fact of the childbirth is known, but decomposition of the fetus makes it impossible to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the fetus had independent…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.030(4) — 1 case
Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Health & Fam. Servs. v. K. S. (Ky. 2020). “14 We hold that, under certain circumstances, parents are entitled to reasonably necessary 13KRS 530.030(4)(emphasis added); see also KRS 530.”
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