Unlawful transaction with a minor in the second degree
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Smith v. Commonwealth (2001)
Most recently applied in Hale v. Commonwealth (April 2013)
History: Amended 2016 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) A person is guilty of unlawful transaction with a minor in the second degree when he knowingly induces, assists, or causes a minor to engage in illegal controlled substances activity involving marijuana, illegal gambling activity, or any other criminal activity constituting a felony.
(2) Unlawful transaction with a minor in the second degree is a Class D felony. Effective:April 27, 2016
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.