{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-405.025","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 405.025","heading":"Parent or guardian liable for willful damage to property caused by minor.","body":"(1) The parent or guardian of any unemancipated minor, in his care and custody, against\nwhom judgment has been rendered for the willful marking upon, defacing or\ndamaging of any property, shall be liable for the payment of that judgment up to an\namount not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500), if the parent or guardian\nhas been joined as a party defendant in the original action. The judgment provided\nherein to be paid shall be paid to the owner of the property damaged but such\npayment shall not be a bar to any criminal action or any proceeding against the\nunemancipated minor committing such damage for the balance of the judgment not\npaid by the parent or guardian.  No parent or guardian shall be liable under the\nprovisions of this subsection in a cu mulative amount in excess of ten thousand\ndollars ($10,000) for the willful marking upon, defacing or damaging of any\nproperty by any child.\n(2) Nothing in this section is intended to or shall limit to twenty -five hundred dollars\n($2500) the liability of a person to whom the negligence of a minor is imputed by\nKRS 186.590, nor shall this section limit the liability set forth in any other statute to\nthe contrary.","path":["KRS Chapter 405"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=17545","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:31Z","sha256":"d4fd97288a6ba9820271014441e3b37dd8d77205073dab5fcd5b96200cabf72c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-405.024","next":"us-ky/krs-405.027"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}