AN ACT relating to incest.
Summary
Amend KRS 530.020 to define terms; provide that a person is guilty of incest when the person engages in sexual contact with a person to whom he or she knows to have a familial relationship with; provide that incest by sexual contact is a Class D felony unless the victim is under 12 years old, in which case it is a Class C felony; amend KRS 439.3401 to amend the definition of "violent offender" to include a person who has been convicted of incest by sexual contact.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2024
Last action Jan 17, 2024
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Wilson
RRepublican
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