{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-17.545","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 17.545","heading":"Registrant prohibited from residing or being present in certain areas --","body":"Violations -- Exception.\n(1) No registrant, as defined in KRS 17.500, shall reside within one thousand (1,000)\nfeet of a high school, middle school, elementary school, pr eschool, publicly owned\nor leased playground, or licensed day care facility. The measurement shall be taken\nin a straight line from the nearest property line to the nearest property line of the\nregistrant's place of residence.\n(2) (a) No registrant, as def ined in KRS 17.500, nor any person residing outside of\nKentucky who would be required to register under KRS 17.510 if the person\nresided in Kentucky, shall be on, loiter within one thousand (1,000) feet of, or\nwork in or operate any mobile business within one thousand (1,000) feet of\nthe clearly defined grounds of a high school, middle school, elementary\nschool, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, licensed day care\nfacility, publicly owned or leased swimming pool, or splash pad as defined in\nKRS 211.205, except with the advance written permission of the school\nprincipal, the school board, the local legislative body with jurisdiction over\nthe publicly owned or leased playground, publicly owned or leased swimming\npool, or splash pad, or the day car e director that has been given after full\ndisclosure of the person's status as a registrant or sex offender from another\nstate and all registrant information as required in KRS 17.500.\n(b) As used in this subsection:\n1. \"Local legislative body\" means the c hief governing body of a city,\ncounty, urban -county government, consolidated local government,\ncharter county government, or unified local government that has\nlegislative powers;\n2. \"Loiter\" includes remaining in or about the clearly defined grounds of a\nlocation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, while not having\nany reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a\nminor or any other specific legitimate reason for being there; and\n3. \"Mobile business\" means any business that operates from a motor\nvehicle or wheeled cart that can be operated, pushed, or pulled on a\nsidewalk, street, or highway where food, goods, or services are\nprepared, processed, or sold or dispensed to the public.\n(c) The measurement in paragraph (a) of this  subsection shall be taken in a\nstraight line from the nearest property line.\n(3) For purposes of this section:\n(a) The registrant shall have the duty to ascertain whether any property listed in\nsubsection (1) of this section is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the\nregistrant's residence; and\n(b) If a new facility opens, the registrant shall be presumed to know and, within\nninety (90) days, shall comply with this section.\n(4) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, no registrant who is\neighteen (18) years of age or older and has committed a criminal offense\nagainst a victim who is a minor shall have the same residence as a minor.\n(b) A registrant who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and has committed a\ncriminal offense against a victim who is a minor may have the same residence\nas a minor if the registrant is the spouse, parent, grandparent, s tepparent,\nsibling, stepsibling, or court -appointed guardian of the minor, unless the\nspouse, child, grandchild, stepchild, sibling, stepsibling, or ward was a victim\nof the registrant.\n(c) This subsection shall not operate retroactively and shall apply on ly to a\nregistrant that committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor\nafter July 14, 2018.\n(5) Any person who violates subsection (1) or (4) of this section shall be guilty of:\n(a) A Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; and\n(b) A Class D felony for the second and each subsequent offense.\n(6) Any registrant residing within one thousand (1,000) feet of a high school, middle\nschool, elementary school, preschool, publicly owned playground, or licensed day\ncare facility on July 12, 2006, shall  move and comply with this section within\nninety (90) days of July 12, 2006, and thereafter, shall be subject to the penalties set\nforth under subsection (5) of this section.\n(7) The prohibition against a registrant:\n(a) Residing within one thousand (1,000 ) feet of a publicly leased playground as\noutlined in subsection (1) of this section; or\n(b) Being on the grounds of a publicly leased playground as outlined in\nsubsection (2) of this section;\nshall not operate retroactively.\n(8) The prohibition against a  registrant loitering or working in or operating any mobile\nbusiness within one thousand (1,000) feet of a high school, middle school,\nelementary school, preschool, publicly owned or leased playground, licensed day\ncare facility, publicly owned or leased s wimming pool, or splash pad as defined in\nKRS 211.205 shall not operate retroactively.\n(9) This section shall not apply to a youthful offender probated or paroled during his or\nher minority or while enrolled in an elementary or secondary education program.","path":["KRS Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53981","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:38Z","sha256":"f26998fafe0d49faf372951db989f77e66fb11682cad0c5c74e194883723a15b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-17.544","next":"us-ky/krs-17.546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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