{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-501.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 501.040","heading":"Culpability -- Construction of statutes.","body":"Although no culpable mental state is expressly designated in a statute defining an offense,\na culpable mental state may nevertheless be required for the commission of such offense,\nor with respect to some or all of the material elements thereof, if the pro scribed conduct\nnecessarily involves such culpable mental state.","path":["KRS Chapter 501"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19653","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"9707068e8043829919b98bbb969688a0fa137a06f4907a049450373edb824cd6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-501.030","next":"us-ky/krs-501.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}