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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person is guilty of criminal solicitation when, with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commission of a crime, he commands or encourages another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute that crime or an attempt to commit that crime or which would establish the other's complicity in its commission or attempted commission.
(2) A criminal solicitation is a:
(a) Class C felony when the crime solicited is a violation of KRS 521.020 or 521.050;
(b) Class B felony when the crime solicited is a Class A felony or capital offense;
(c) Class C felony when the crime solicited is a Class B felony;
(d) Class A misdemeanor when the crime solicited is a Class C or D felony;
(e) Class B misdemeanor when the crime solicited is a misdemeanor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title L. Kentucky Penal Code § 506.030.Criminal solicitation - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-l-kentucky-penal-code/ky-rev-st-sect-506-030/
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