{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-501.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 501.050","heading":"Absolute liability.","body":"A person may be guilty of an offense without having one (1) of the culpable mental states\ndefined in KRS 501.020 only when:\n(1) The offense is a violation or a misdemeanor as defined in KRS 500.080 and no\nparticular culpable mental state is included within the definition of the offense; or\n(2) The offense is defined by a statute other than this Penal Code and the statute clearly\nindicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described.","path":["KRS Chapter 501"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19654","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"39e8c629a54cf0c446c618dd3ba0c3aaf4f8aee10cf987c07a723fa520ce081e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-501.040","next":"us-ky/krs-501.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}