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KRS 524.055

Retaliating against a participant in the legal process

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth v. Burge (1997)

Most recently applied in Pettway v. Commonwealth (September 2015)

Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of retaliating against a participant in the legal process when he or she engages or threatens to engage in conduct causing or intended to cause bodily injury or damage to the tangible property of a participant in the legal process or a person he or she believes may be called as a participant in the legal process in any official proceeding or because the person has participated in a legal proceeding:

(a) Attending an official proceeding, or giving or producing any testimony, record, document, or other object produced at that proceeding;

(b) Giving information to a law enforcement officer relating to the possible commission of an offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;

(c) Vote, decision, or opinion; or (d) Performance of his or her duty.

(2) Retaliating against a participant in the legal process is a Class D felony.

(3) In order for a person to be convicted of a violation of this section, the act against a participant in the legal process or the immediate family of a participant in the legal process shall be related to the performance of a duty or role played by the participant in the legal process.

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