{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-503.085","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 503.085","heading":"Justification and criminal and civil immunity for use of permitted force --","body":"Exceptions.\n(1) A person who uses force as permitted in KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and\n503.080 is justified in using such force and is immune from criminal prosecution\nand civil action for the use of such force, unless the person against whom the force\nwas used is a peace officer, as defined in KRS 446.010, who was acting in the\nperformance of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself or herself\nin accordance with any applicable law, or the person using force knew or reasonably\nshould have known that the person was a peace officer. As used in this subsection,\nthe term \"criminal prosecution\" includes arresting, detaining in custody, and\ncharging or prosecuting the defendant.\n(2) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of\nforce as described in subsection (1) of this section, but the agency may not arrest the\nperson for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force\nthat was used was unlawful.\n(3) The court shall award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, compensation for loss\nof income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil action\nbrought by a plaintiff, if t he court finds that the defendant is immune from\nprosecution as provided in subsection (1) of this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 503"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19674","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"6f40d44d2cf27a863b43050d365326f78623f31c603f421cec593dfff8c200ba","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-503.080","next":"us-ky/krs-503.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}