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KRS 35.481

Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer

Known as the Kentucky Code

The act spans §§ 35–35 (212 sections).

Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky

Any person subject to this code who:

(1) Strikes the person's superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against the superior commissioned officer while he or she is in the execution of his or her office; or (2) Willfully disobeys a lawful command of the person's superior commissioned officer; shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by confinement of not more than ten (10) years or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment as a court-martial may direct.

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