UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 320
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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 502.010 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) A person is guilty of an offense committed by an innocent or irresponsible person 4
when he or she: 5
(a) Acts with the culpability that is sufficient for commission of that offense; and 6
(b) Causes that innocent or irresponsible person to engage in conduct constituting 7
the offense. 8
(2) As used in this section, an "innocent or irresponsible person" includes anyone who 9
is not guilty of the offense in question, despite his or her participation, because of: 10
(a) Criminal irresponsibility or other legal incapacity or exemption; or 11
(b) Unawareness of the criminal nature of the conduct in question or the 12
defendant's criminal purpose; or 13
(c) Any other factor precluding the mental state sufficient for the commission of 14
the offense in question. 15