UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1913
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AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 520.090 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) A person is guilty of resisting arrest when he or she intentionally prevents or 4
attempts to prevent a peace officer, recognized to be acting under color of his or her 5
official authority, from effecting an arrest of the actor or another by: 6
(a) Using or threatening to use physical force or violence against the peace officer 7
or another; or 8
(b) Using any other means creating a substantial risk of causing physical injury to 9
the peace officer or another. 10
(2) Resisting arrest is a Class A misdemeanor. 11