{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-508.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 508.020","heading":"Assault in the second degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree when:\n(a) He intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person; or\n(b) He intentionally causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly\nweapon or a dangerous instrument; or\n(c) He wantonly causes serious physical injury to another person by means of a\ndeadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.\n(2) Assault in the second degree is a Class C felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 508"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19728","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:01Z","sha256":"01b15a2db784eb6e52cc782f11523442ea1d680db1084a2b88fbae153837e3bd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-508.010","next":"us-ky/krs-508.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}