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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The following definitions apply in this code:
(1) “Intentionally” --A person acts intentionally with respect to a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense when his conscious objective is to cause that result or to engage in that conduct.
(2) “Knowingly” --A person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he is aware that his conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title II. Legislative Branch § 6.616.Definitions of “intentionally” and “knowingly” - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-ii-legislative-branch/ky-rev-st-sect-6-616/
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