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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 531.030 (2026)

Distribution of obscene matter to minors

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(1) A person is guilty of distribution of obscene material to minors when, knowing a person to be a minor, or having possession of such facts that he should reasonably know that such person is a minor, and with knowledge of the content and character of the material, he knowingly: (a) Sends or causes to be sent; or (b) Exhibits; or (c) Distributes, or offers to distribute, obscene material to a minor. (2) Distribution of obscene materials to minors is a Class A misdemeanor unless the defendant has previously been convicted of violation of this section or of KRS 531.020, in which case it shall be a Class D felony. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 267, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2020–2026 · leading case: Rollin v. Off. of Comm'r (W.D. Ky. 2022).
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Rollin v. Off. of Comm'r (W.D. Ky. 2022). · cites it 9× “020, rather than distribution of obscene matter to a minor under Ky. Rev. Stat. § 531.030, a separate offense that requires proving that a defendant “knowingly” sent, exhibited, or distributed “‘obscene material to a minor.”
Walson Joseph v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 4× “appeared to apply to his convictions -- two counts of Distributing Obscene Material to Minors in violation of KRS 531.030, which provides as follows: (1) A person is guilty of distribution of obscene material to minors when, knowing a person to be a minor, or having possession…”
Syed Joseph Ali v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2020). “2 KRS 531.030. -2- On September 26, 2018, Appellant filed a pro se motion requesting a new trial and the appointment of new counsel.”
Bobby Joe Burgess v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “110) and one count of distributing obscene material to minors, first offense (KRS 531.030). Following the indictment, Burgess was released on pretrial bond on May 16, 2013.”
Syed Joseph Ali v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2023). “The offense of distribution of obscene matter to minors is codified in KRS 531.030 and provides, in part: -6- (1) A person is guilty of distribution of obscene material to minors when, knowing a person to be a minor, or having possession of such facts that he should reasonably…”
Timothy Rollin v. Kerry Harvey, Sec'y Ky. Just. & Pub. Saf. Cabinet (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “This conviction, he claims, does not involve a minor because it is separate from KRS 531.030, which is distribution of obscene matter to minors.”
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