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KRS 216.302

Causing a suicide -- Assisting in a suicide

Known as the Kentucky Charitable Health Care Services Act

The act spans §§ 216–216 (237 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)

Most recently applied in 522 F. Supp. 2d 766 - In Re Extradition of Exoo (October 2007)

Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky

(1) A person commits a Class C felony when the person knowingly by force or duress causes another person to commit or to attempt to commit suicide.

(2) A person commits a Class D felony when the person, with the purpose of assisting another person to commit or to attempt to commit suicide, knowingly and intentionally either:

(a) Provides the physical means by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide; or (b) Participates in a physical act by which another person commits or attempts to commit suicide.

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