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KRS 210.995

Penalty for taking patient from state hospital

Known as the Patient Liability Act

The act spans §§ 210–210 (116 sections).

Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra

(1) Any person who takes a lawfully involuntarily hospitalized patient or resident from any state hospital without the consent of authorized staff physician, or who entices, assists or encourages any such patient or resident to escape, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500). The District Court of the county in which the escape was effected shall have jurisdiction.

(2) Any person who entices, assists, or encourages any patient or resident in a state hospital to leave the hospital for any unlawful purposes shall be imprisoned for not more than six (6) months or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or both. The District Court of the county in which the escape was effected shall have jurisdiction.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.