{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-530.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 530.080","heading":"Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person when he\nknowingly acts in a manner which results in an injury to the physical or mental\nwelfare of a person who is unable to care for himself because of mental illness or\nintellectual disability.\n(2) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 530"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=40854","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:05Z","sha256":"be46c3f4fbf48d4c26556ae501136d2aa1883f7b33ded392fcdc22f19ec204fd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-530.070","next":"us-ky/krs-531.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}