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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted under this code of an offense committed by his own conduct or the conduct of another for which he is legally accountable when:
(1) Either the conduct or the result which is an element of the offense occurs within this state;
(2) Conduct occurring outside the state is sufficient to constitute an attempt to commit an offense within the state;
(3) Conduct occurring outside the state is sufficient to constitute a conspiracy to commit an offense within the state and an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy occurs within the state;
(4) Conduct occurring within this state establishes complicity in the commission of, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit, an offense in another jurisdiction which is also an offense under this code;
(5) The offense consists of the omission to perform a legal duty imposed by this code regardless of where that person is when the omission occurs; or
(6) The offense is a violation of this code that expressly prohibits conduct outside the state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title II. Legislative Branch § 6.621.Extraterritorial application - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-ii-legislative-branch/ky-rev-st-sect-6-621/
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