(1) A person is guilty of unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree when
he or she knowingly induces, assists, or causes a minor to engage in:
(a) Illegal sexual activity; or
(b) Illegal controlled substances activity other than activity involving
marijuana or salvia, as defined in KRS 218A.010;
Except those offenses involving minors in KRS Chapter 531 and in KRS
529.100 where that offense involves commercial sexual activity.
(2) Unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree is a:
(a) Class C felony if the minor so used is less than eighteen (18) years old at
the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity;
(b) Class B felony if the minor so used is less than sixteen (16) years old at
the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity; and
(c) Class A felony if the minor so used incurs physical injury thereby.
Effective:April 27, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 11, effective April 27, 2016. --
Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 16, effective April 11, 2012. -- Amended
2011 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 14, effective March 16, 2011. -- Amended 2010 Ky.
Acts ch. 149, sec. 16, effective April 13, 2010; and ch. 160, sec. 16, effective
April 26, 2010. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 13, effective June 26,
2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 38, effective July 12, 2006. --
Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 184, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1986.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
36
cases (
11 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case:
Hillard v. Commonwealth, 158 S.W.3d 758 (Ky. 2005).
Hillard v. Commonwealth, 158 S.W.3d 758 (Ky. 2005).
· cites it 13× “, the offense described in KRS 530.064 would have been completed.").”
Young v. Commonwealth, 968 S.W.2d 670 (Ky. 1998).
· cites it 7× “*673 It is arguable that KRS 530.064 applies only to a circumstance in which the defendant induced, assisted or caused a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity with someone else, e.”
Hale v. Commonwealth, 396 S.W.3d 841 (Ky. 2013).
· cites it 15× “According to Hale, because the minor involved here was induced to submit to a crime but not to commit one, he was entitled to a directed verdict on the KRS 580.064 charge and should have been prosecuted at most for third-degree rape, a Class D felony.”
Combs v. Commonwealth, 198 S.W.3d 574 (Ky. 2006).
· cites it 4× “, of one count of unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree (“UTM 1st”), a Class B felony because the victim was less than sixteen years of age, KRS 530.064(1), (2)(b), and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree (“sexual abuse 1st”), a Class D felony, KRS 510.”
Williams v. Commonwealth, 178 S.W.3d 491 (Ky. 2005).
· cites it 2× “Williams claims that the term should be defined as it is used in the offense of unlawful transaction with a minor, KRS 530.064(1), and as mentioned in Young, supra.”
Miller v. Commonwealth, 391 S.W.3d 801 (Ky. 2013).
· cites it 4× “That crime is created by KRS 530.064, which is specifically listed under subsection (a) above.”
Quist v. Commonwealth, 338 S.W.3d 778 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 7× “Quist moved for a directed verdict, first arguing that since no actual minor existed, a violation of KRS 530.064 was impossible. We disagree. KRS 530.”
Benet v. Commonwealth, 253 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2008).
“320; (g) Unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree as described in KRS 530.064(l)(a); (h) Human trafficking under KRS 529.”
Martin v. Commonwealth, 456 S.W.3d 1 (Ky. 2015).
“See KRS 530.064. . Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b). . Consistent with, our practice, we have chosen a pseudonym to protect the child’s identity- .”
Collins v. Williams, 10 S.W.3d 493 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 4× “Pursuant to Collins’s complaint, the county attorney’s office prepared a summons charging Williams with “UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR KRS 530.064 ... PARENT OR CUSTTO [sic] SEND CHILT [sic] TO SCHOOL KRS 159.”
Smith v. Commonwealth, 41 S.W.3d 458 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “The scheme begins with KRS 530.064, which proscribes unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree.”
F. v. Brown, 306 S.W.3d 80 (Ky. 2010).
“171: Any person convicted on or after July 15, 2002, or who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on or after July 15, 2002, for a violation of KRS 530.064 [unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree], 531.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(1) — 7 cases
Hillard v. Commonwealth, 158 S.W.3d 758 (Ky. 2005).
“, the offense described in KRS 530.064 would have been completed.").”
Combs v. Commonwealth, 198 S.W.3d 574 (Ky. 2006).
“, of one count of unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree (“UTM 1st”), a Class B felony because the victim was less than sixteen years of age, KRS 530.064(1), (2)(b), and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree (“sexual abuse 1st”), a Class D felony, KRS 510.”
Williams v. Commonwealth, 178 S.W.3d 491 (Ky. 2005).
“Williams claims that the term should be defined as it is used in the offense of unlawful transaction with a minor, KRS 530.064(1), and as mentioned in Young, supra.”
Young v. Commonwealth, 968 S.W.2d 670 (Ky. 1998).
“*673 It is arguable that KRS 530.064 applies only to a circumstance in which the defendant induced, assisted or caused a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity with someone else, e.”
Collins v. Williams, 10 S.W.3d 493 (Ky. Ct. App. 1999).
“Pursuant to Collins’s complaint, the county attorney’s office prepared a summons charging Williams with “UNLAWFUL TRANSACTION WITH A MINOR KRS 530.064 ... PARENT OR CUSTTO [sic] SEND CHILT [sic] TO SCHOOL KRS 159.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(1)(a) — 7 cases
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(2) — 1 case
Young v. Commonwealth, 968 S.W.2d 670 (Ky. 1998).
“*673 It is arguable that KRS 530.064 applies only to a circumstance in which the defendant induced, assisted or caused a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity with someone else, e.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(2)(a) — 3 cases
Miller v. Commonwealth, 391 S.W.3d 801 (Ky. 2013).
“That crime is created by KRS 530.064, which is specifically listed under subsection (a) above.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(2)(b) — 4 cases
Miller v. Commonwealth, 391 S.W.3d 801 (Ky. 2013).
“That crime is created by KRS 530.064, which is specifically listed under subsection (a) above.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(l)(a) — 5 cases
Benet v. Commonwealth, 253 S.W.3d 528 (Ky. 2008).
“320; (g) Unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree as described in KRS 530.064(l)(a); (h) Human trafficking under KRS 529.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.064(l)(b) — 2 cases
Combs v. Commonwealth, 198 S.W.3d 574 (Ky. 2006).
“, of one count of unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree (“UTM 1st”), a Class B felony because the victim was less than sixteen years of age, KRS 530.064(1), (2)(b), and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree (“sexual abuse 1st”), a Class D felony, KRS 510.”
Quist v. Commonwealth, 338 S.W.3d 778 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010).
“Quist moved for a directed verdict, first arguing that since no actual minor existed, a violation of KRS 530.064 was impossible. We disagree. KRS 530.”
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