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KRS 503.010

Definitions for chapter

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Springer v. Commonwealth (1999)

Most recently applied in Collett v. Dailey (November 2011)

Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky

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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.

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Deadly physical force" means force which is used with the purpose of causing death or serious physical injury or which the defendant knows to create a substantial risk of causing death or serious physical injury.

(2) "Dwelling" means a building or conveyance of any kind, including any attached porch, whether the building or conveyance is temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a roof over it, including a tent, and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night.

(3) "Imminent" means impending danger, and, in the context of domestic violence and abuse as defined by KRS 403.720, belief that danger is imminent can be inferred from a past pattern of repeated serious abuse.

(4) "Physical force" means force used upon or directed toward the body of another person and includes confinement.

(5) "Residence" means a dwelling in which a person resides either temporarily or permanently or is visiting as an invited guest.

(6) "Vehicle" means a conveyance of any kind, whether or not motorized, which is designed to transport people or property.

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