KRS 520.100: Fleeing or evading police in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of fleeing or evading police in the second degree when:

(a) As a pedestrian, and with intent to elude or flee the person knowingly or

wantonly disobeys a direction to stop given by a person recognized to be a

peace officer who has an art iculable reasonable suspicion that a crime has

been committed by the person fleeing, and in fleeing or eluding the person is

the cause of physical injury to any person; or

(b) While operating a motor vehicle with intent to elude or flee, the person

knowingly or wantonly disobeys a recognized direction to stop his or her

vehicle, given by a person recognized to be a peace officer.

(2) No offense is committed under this section when the conduct involved constitutes a

failure to comply with a directive of a traffic control officer.

(3) Fleeing or evading police in the second degree is a Class D felony and the

defendant shall not be released on probation, shock probation, conditional

discharge, or parole until he or she has served at least fifty percent (50%) of the

sentence imposed.