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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.060

Endangering welfare of minor

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(1) A parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a minor is guilty of endangering the welfare of a minor when he fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him from becoming a neglected, dependent or delinquent child. (2) Endangering the welfare of a minor is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 262, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Lane v. Commonwealth
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Lane v. Commonwealth (1997) ky · cites it 3× “020(1) and KRS 530.060. Although the conviction was reversed on further appeal because of a defect in the indictment, the Supreme Court of Alaska reaf *880 firmed the central holding that a custodial parent can be criminally liable for the violation of his duty to protect his…”
Bartley v. Commonwealth (2013) ky “040, “Abandonment of a Minor”; KRS 530.060, “Endangering the Welfare of a Minor”; and KRS 508.”
SORAM (2010) bia “§ 21-3608 (West 1996); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 530.060 (West 1996); Me.”
Ibarra v. Holder, Jr. (2013) ca10 “040 (Baldwin, Westlaw through 1996 legislation); Kentucky: Ky. Rev.Stat. Ann. § 530.060 (Baldwin, West-law through 1996 legislation); 24 Rhode Island: R.”
Staples v. Commonwealth (2014) ky “050 and KRS 530.060 criminalize a legal custodian's failure to support or failure to shield from neglect, dependency, or delinquency his or her child.”
Rafael Diaz-Rodriguez v. Merrick Garland (2021) ca9 “§ 21-3608 (a) Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 530.060 (1), Kentucky 600.”
Wilson v. West (1986) kyctapp “(3) The juvenile session of the district court of each county shall have exclusive jurisdiction of persons charged with violations of KRS 530.060 and 530.070. (4) No person shall willfully and unnecessarily expose to the inclemency of the weather, or in any other manner…”
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Guidugli (1998) ky “In 1987, Respondent entered an Alford plea to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a minor in violation of KRS 530.060 in the Campbell District Court, Juvenile Division.”
City of Covington v. Court of Justice ex rel. Administrative Office of the Courts (1990) ky “Perhaps a more effective method of solving the problem of juveniles who violate local curfew provisions is to charge the parents with endangering the welfare of a minor, KRS 530.060. It is my understanding that this procedure is used in many jurisdictions and obtains…”
RAFAEL DIAZ-RODRIGUEZ V. MERRICK GARLAND (2022) ca9 “§ 21-3608 (a) Kentucky Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 530.060 (1), 600.020(1) Maine Me.”
Jessica Hill v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (2025) ky “075; KRS 530.060. Hill sued for damages resulting from the collision.”
Ibarra v. Holder, Jr. (2013) ca10 “040 (Baldwin, West-law through 1996 legislation); Kentucky: Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 530.060 (Baldwin, Westlaw through 1996 legislation); 24 Rhode Island: R.”
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