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KRS 506.040: Criminal conspiracy.

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  1. KRS Chapter 506

(1) A person having the intention of promoting or facilitating the commission of a crime is guilty of criminal conspiracy when he:

(a) Agrees with one (1) or more persons that at least one (1) of them will engage in conduct constituting that crime or an attemp t or solicitation to commit such a crime; or

(b) Agrees to aid one or more persons in the planning or commission of that crime or an attempt or solicitation to commit such a crime.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, or in a specific statute to the contrary, a criminal conspiracy is a:

(a) Class C felony when the conspiratorial agreement is a violation of KRS 521.020 or 521.050;

(b) Class B felony when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class A felony or capital offense;

(c) Class C felony when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class B felony;

(d) Class A misdemeanor when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class C or D felony;

(e) Class B misdemeanor when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a misdemeanor.

(3) Any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older who engages in a criminal conspiracy with a minor shall be charged one (1) level higher than the level provided for the offense which is the object of the conspiratorial agreement.

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