Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 635.505 (2026)

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) The "treatment program" means a continuum of services provided in community and institutional settings designed to provide early intervention and treatment services for juvenile sexual offenders. (2) A "juvenile sexual offender" as used in this chapter means an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or an individual with an intellectual disability and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or pled guilty to: (a) A felony under KRS Chapter 510; (b) Any other felony committed in conjunction with a misdemeanor described in KRS Chapter 510; (c) Any felony under KRS 506.010 when the crime attempted is a felony or misdemeanor described in KRS Chapter 510; (d) An offense under KRS 530.020; (e) An offense under KRS 530.064(1)(a); (f) An offense under KRS 531.310; or (g) A misdemeanor offense under KRS Chapter 510. (3) A "juvenile sexual offender assessment" means an assessment of the child's adolescent social development, medical history, educational history, legal history, family history, substance abuse history, sexual history, treatment history, and recent behaviors, which shall be prepared in order to assist the courts in determining whether the child should be declared a juvenile sexual offender, and to provide information regarding the risk for reoffending and recommendations for treatment. (4) "Individual with an intellectual disability" as used in this section means a juvenile with a full scale intelligent quotient of seventy (70) or below. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 143, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 66, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 538, sec. 14, effective April 13, 1998. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2001–2009 · leading case: W.D.B. v. Commonwealth, 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007).
W.D.B. v. Commonwealth, 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). · cites it 3× “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). [[Image here]] (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this…”
J.D.K. v. Commonwealth, 54 S.W.3d 174 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “The court relied on KRS 635.505(2), a statute relating to the treatment of juvenile sex offenders, to conclude that juveniles “can be ‘convicted’ of ‘felonies’ within the meaning of KRS 17.”
C.W.C.S. v. Commonwealth, 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “KRS 635.505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or…”
WDB v. Com., 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). · cites it 3× “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). . . . . (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this section,…”
JDK v. Com., 54 S.W.3d 174 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “The court relied on KRS 635.505(2), a statute relating to the treatment of juvenile sex offenders, to conclude that juveniles "can be `convicted' of `felonies' within the meaning of KRS 17.”
Cwcs v. Com., 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or pled guilty…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 635.505(2) — 6 cases
W.D.B. v. Commonwealth, 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). [[Image here]] (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this…”
J.D.K. v. Commonwealth, 54 S.W.3d 174 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001). “The court relied on KRS 635.505(2), a statute relating to the treatment of juvenile sex offenders, to conclude that juveniles “can be ‘convicted’ of ‘felonies’ within the meaning of KRS 17.”
JDK v. Com., 54 S.W.3d 174 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001). “The court relied on KRS 635.505(2), a statute relating to the treatment of juvenile sex offenders, to conclude that juveniles "can be `convicted' of `felonies' within the meaning of KRS 17.”
C.W.C.S. v. Commonwealth, 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). “KRS 635.505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or…”
WDB v. Com., 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). . . . . (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this section,…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 635.505(2)(a) — 4 cases
W.D.B. v. Commonwealth, 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). [[Image here]] (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this…”
C.W.C.S. v. Commonwealth, 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). “KRS 635.505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or…”
WDB v. Com., 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). . . . . (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this section,…”
Cwcs v. Com., 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). “505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or pled guilty…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 635.505(2)(g) — 2 cases
C.W.C.S. v. Commonwealth, 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). “KRS 635.505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or…”
Cwcs v. Com., 282 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009). “505(2) defines a juvenile sexual offender as: an individual who was at the time of the commission of the offense under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not actively psychotic or mentally retarded and who has been adjudicated guilty of or has been convicted of or pled guilty…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 635.505(3) — 2 cases
W.D.B. v. Commonwealth, 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). [[Image here]] (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this…”
WDB v. Com., 246 S.W.3d 448 (Ky. 2007). “510, (2) (a) A child, less than thirteen (13) years of age, may be declared a juvenile sexual offender if the child has been adjudicated guilty of an offense listed in KRS 635.505(2). . . . . (3) Upon final adjudication by the juvenile court under subsection (2) of this section,…”
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