{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-525.045","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 525.045","heading":"Terrorism.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of the separate offense of terrorism if conviction of the\nunderlying offense committed would classify the person as a violent offender under\nKRS 439.3401(1)(a) or (b), or the underlying offense was an offense under KRS\n527.200, 527.205, or 527.210 and the person had the intent to:\n(a) Intimidate the civilian population at large, or an identifiable group of the\ncivilian population; or\n(b) Influence, through intimidation, the conduct or activities of the government of\nthe United States, the  Commonwealth, any other state, or any unit of local\ngovernment.\n(2) A conviction of terrorism shall be punishable by a term of imprisonment for life\nwithout benefit of probation or parole. An offense under this section is a separate\noffense from the underlying offense and shall not merge with other offenses.\n(3) A person convicted under this section shall not be released on probation, shock\nprobation, parole, conditional discharge, or any other form of conditional release.\n(4) (a) All real and personal pro perty used or intended for use in the course of,\nderived from, or realized through an offense punishable pursuant to this\nsection shall be subject to lawful seizure and forfeiture to the Commonwealth\nas set forth in KRS 218A.405 to 218A.460, except that an y property seized\nand forfeited to the Commonwealth under this section that was used in an act\nof terror, as defined in KRS 411.025, shall be held for at least five (5) years\nfor the purposes of paying any damages awarded under KRS 411.025.\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, any real or personal\nproperty:\n1. Taken by a lender in good faith as collateral for the extension of credit\nand recorded as provided by law;\n2. Of an owner who made a bona fide purchase of the property; or\n3. Of a person with rightful possession of the property;\nshall not be subject to forfeiture unless the lender, owner, or person had\nknowledge of an offense under this section.\n(5) Damages awarded pursuant to a successful claim under KRS 411.025 may be paid\nby property lawfully seized and forfeited under this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 525"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55465","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:04Z","sha256":"4aaee994ff37cb2600247c8b2edaf3b2f9a1d9dce44846c286073835c6311b32","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-525.040","next":"us-ky/krs-525.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}