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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 6.616: Definitions of "intentionally" and "knowingly".

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  1. KRS Chapter 6

The following definitions apply in this code:

(1) "Intentionally" -- A person acts intentionally with respect to a result or to conduct

described by a statute defining an offense when his conscious objective is to cause

that result or to engage in that conduct.

(2) "Knowingly" -- A person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a

circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware that his

conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists.

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