Offenses defined by statute -- Common law abolished
Known as the Kentucky Penal Code
The act spans §§ 500–500 (16 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Hoskins v. Maricle (2004)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Commonwealth (December 2014)
Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) Common law offenses are abolished and no act or omission shall constitute a criminal offense unless designated a crime or violation under this code or another statute of this state.
(2) This provision shall not affect the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order or a civil judgment or decree.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.