{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-520.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 520.020","heading":"Escape in the first degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when he escapes from custody or a\ndetention facility by the use of force or threat of force against another person.\n(2) Escape in the first degree is a Class C felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 520"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19868","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"5ddc6341941b5044ca8a3d197a5c759bf3e34bee64e958bff58511dbd6b7c3cd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-520.015","next":"us-ky/krs-520.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}