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KRS 525.160

Failure to disperse

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hartman v. Thompson (2019)

Most recently applied in Hartman v. Thompson (July 2019)

Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Created 1980 Ky

(1) A person is guilty of failure to disperse if he participates with two (2) or more persons in a course of disorderly conduct likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, and intentionally refuses to disperse when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other public servant engaged in executing or enforcing the law.

(2) Failure to disperse is a Class B misdemeanor.

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