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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 515.040: Carjacking.

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  1. KRS Chapter 515

(1) A person is guilty of carjacking when he or she takes a motor vehicle in the

possession of another without lawful authority or ownership, from the possessor's

person or immediate presence, or from the person or immediate presence of a

passenger of the moto r vehicle, against the possessor's or passenger's will and with

the intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the possessor of the motor

vehicle of his or her possession, accomplished by means of force or intimidation.

(2) Carjacking is a Class B felony.

(3) A person shall not be convicted of a violation of this section and a violation of KRS

515.020 or KRS Chapter 514 arising from the same act.

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