{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-506.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 506.040","heading":"Criminal conspiracy.","body":"(1) A person having the intention of promoting or facilitating the commission of a crime is guilty of criminal conspiracy when he:\n(a) Agrees with one (1) or more persons that at least one (1) of them will engage in conduct constituting that crime or an attemp t or solicitation to commit such a crime; or\n(b) Agrees to aid one or more persons in the planning or commission of that crime or an attempt or solicitation to commit such a crime.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, or in a specific statute to the contrary, a criminal conspiracy is a:\n(a) Class C felony when the conspiratorial agreement is a violation of KRS 521.020 or 521.050;\n(b) Class B felony when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class A felony or capital offense;\n(c) Class C felony when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class B felony;\n(d) Class A misdemeanor when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class C or D felony;\n(e) Class B misdemeanor when the object of the conspiratorial agreement  is a misdemeanor.\n(3) Any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older who engages in a criminal conspiracy with a minor shall be charged one (1) level higher than the level provided for the offense which is the object of the conspiratorial agreement.","path":["KRS Chapter 506"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55469","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:00Z","sha256":"f947bedd8db42973ac5e263e4267336778d7e513b94fc16d2c2c23ac2a06aac2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-506.030","next":"us-ky/krs-506.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}