{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-501.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 501.030","heading":"Criminal liability.","body":"A person is not guilty of a criminal offense unless:\n(1) He has engaged in conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to\nperform a duty which the law imposes upon him and which he is physically capable\nof performing; and\n(2) He has engaged in such conduct intentionally, knowingly, wantonly or re cklessly as\nthe law may require, with respect to each element of the offense, except that this\nrequirement does not apply to any offense which imposes absolute liability, as\ndefined in KRS 501.050.","path":["KRS Chapter 501"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19652","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"ca76e3bae838a90452f41cc5a70b2e2d5fcad071f42f218f4d83a30175c694f4","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-501.020","next":"us-ky/krs-501.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}