Concealing birth of infant
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cheser v. Commonwealth (1994)
Most recently applied in Cheser v. Commonwealth (December 1994)
Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky
(1) A person is guilty of concealing the birth of an infant when he conceals the corpse of a newborn child with intent to conceal the fact of its birth or to prevent a determination of whether it was born dead or alive.
(2) Concealing the birth of an infant is a Class A misdemeanor.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.