{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-531.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 531.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) \"Child sex doll\" means an anatomically correct or anatomically precise doll,\nmannequin, or robot that may consist of an entire body, pelvis, or any other body\npart, with features of, or with features that resemble, those of a minor and intended\nfor use in sexual acts;\n(2) \"Computer\" means electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high -\nspeed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions,\nincluding but not limited to personal computers, laptops, computer software,\ncomputer servers, processors, coprocessors, memory devices, storage devices, and\ninput and output devices;\n(3) \"Computer-generated image\" means any visual depiction, including any\nphotograph, film, video, or picture, where the depiction has been created, a dapted,\nor modified by a computer to appear to be an identifiable person;\n(4) \"Distribute\" means to transfer possession of, whether with or without consideration;\n(5) \"Identifiable person\" means a person who is recognizable by the person's face,\nlikeness, or other distinguishing characteristic;\n(6) \"Matter\" means any:\n(a) Book, magazine, newspaper, or other printed or written material;\n(b) Picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, live image transmitted over the\ninternet or other electronic network, oth er pictorial representation, or\ncomputer-generated image;\n(c) Statue, child sex doll, or other figure; or\n(d) Recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction,\nor any other articles, equipment, machines, or materials;\n(7) \"Obscene\" means:\n(a) To the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the\npredominant appeal of th e matter, taken as a whole, is to prurient interest in\nsexual conduct;\n(b) The matter depicts or describes the sexual conduct in a patently offensive\nway; and\n(c) The matter, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or\nscientific value;\n(8) \"Private erotic matter\" means an obscene visual image, including a photograph,\nfilm, video recording, computer -generated image, or digital reproduction, of an\nidentifiable person, depicting sexual conduct or the exposure of uncovered human\ngenitals, buttocks, or nipple of the female breast. A person may be identifiable from\nthe image itself or from information distributed in connection with the visual image;\nand\n(9) \"Sexual conduct\" means acts of masturbation, homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality,\nsexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse; or physical contact with the\ngenitals, flagellation, or excretion for the purpose of sexual stimulation or\ngratification.","path":["KRS Chapter 531"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54769","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:05Z","sha256":"faa5e81879e2040e8de11a6c99defb7e37722ad930018178d64bef19bb971a5b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-530.080","next":"us-ky/krs-531.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}