Persons of the age of eighteen (18) years are of the age of majority for all purposes in this Commonwealth except for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and for purposes of care and treatment of children with disabilities, for which twenty-one (21) years is the age of majority, all other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding.
KRS 2.015
Age of majority -- Exceptions
Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case Pike v. George (1968)
Most recently applied in 268 So. 3d 1009 - James Farmer v. State of Florida (April 2019)
Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Amended 1994 Ky
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