{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-503.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 503.020","heading":"Justification -- A defense.","body":"In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in this chapter, is a defense.","path":["KRS Chapter 503"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19666","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"f36c79a793c84e09796088fb7509e01f8ff71a0c46927e02bd0b2a3f075f692e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-503.010","next":"us-ky/krs-503.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}