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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 520.110: Definitions for KRS 520.120 and 520.130.

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  1. KRS Chapter 520

(1) For the purposes of KRS 520.120 and 520.130, a person renders assistance to

another when he:

(a) Harbors or conceals such person; or

(b) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension, except that this

does not apply to a warning given in conne ction with an effort to bring

another into compliance with law; or

(c) Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other

means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; or

(d) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or i ntimidation, anyone

from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of

such person; or

(e) Volunteers false information to a law enforcement officer; or

(f) Suppresses by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction any physica l

evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person.

(2) In any prosecution for hindering prosecution or apprehension it is a defense that the

accused is the spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild of the

person whose discovery or apprehension he sought to prevent.

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