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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title L. Kentucky Penal Code § 524.055.Retaliating against a participant in the legal process

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person is guilty of retaliating against a participant in the legal process when he or she engages or threatens to engage in conduct causing or intended to cause bodily injury or damage to the tangible property of a participant in the legal process or a person he or she believes may be called as a participant in the legal process in any official proceeding or because the person has participated in a legal proceeding:

(a) Attending an official proceeding, or giving or producing any testimony, record, document, or other object produced at that proceeding;

(b) Giving information to a law enforcement officer relating to the possible commission of an offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;

(c) Vote, decision, or opinion; or

(d) Performance of his or her duty.

(2) Retaliating against a participant in the legal process is a Class D felony.

(3) In order for a person to be convicted of a violation of this section, the act against a participant in the legal process or the immediate family of a participant in the legal process shall be related to the performance of a duty or role played by the participant in the legal process.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title L. Kentucky Penal Code § 524.055.Retaliating against a participant in the legal process - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-l-kentucky-penal-code/ky-rev-st-sect-524-055/

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