{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-500.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 500.020","heading":"Offenses defined by statute -- Common law abolished.","body":"(1) Common law offenses are abolished and no act or omission shall constitute a\ncriminal offense unless designated a crime or violation under this code or another\nstatute of this state.\n(2) This provision shall not affect the power of a court to punish for co ntempt or to\nemploy any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order or a civil\njudgment or decree.","path":["KRS Chapter 500"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19636","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:59Z","sha256":"31b513aa787d53358ebeb060e506710c1ce3bbadadb6ce679b6dee366395babb","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-500.010","next":"us-ky/krs-500.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}