{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-520.110","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 520.110","heading":"Definitions for KRS 520.120 and 520.130.","body":"(1) For the purposes of KRS 520.120 and 520.130, a person renders assistance to\nanother when he:\n(a) Harbors or conceals such person; or\n(b) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension, except that this\ndoes not apply to a warning given in conne ction with an effort to bring\nanother into compliance with law; or\n(c) Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other\nmeans of avoiding discovery or apprehension; or\n(d) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or i ntimidation, anyone\nfrom performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of\nsuch person; or\n(e) Volunteers false information to a law enforcement officer; or\n(f) Suppresses by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction any physica l\nevidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person.\n(2) In any prosecution for hindering prosecution or apprehension it is a defense that the\naccused is the spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild of the\nperson whose discovery or apprehension he sought to prevent.","path":["KRS Chapter 520"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19878","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"f7726d35d8663fe2a21890b953e2fcd1eb3448a507b7108a8b857878bf9c4c0b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-520.105","next":"us-ky/krs-520.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}