Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XVII. Economic Security and Public Welfare § 202C.050.Criteria for involuntary commitment

(a) The respondent presents a danger to self or others as a result of his or her mental condition;

(b) The respondent needs care, training, or treatment in order to mitigate or prevent substantial physical harm to self or others;

(c) The respondent has a demonstrated history of criminal behavior that has endangered or caused injury to others or has a substantial history of involuntary hospitalizations under KRS Chapter 202A or 202B prior to the commission of the charged crime; and

(d) A less restrictive alternative mode of treatment would endanger the safety of the respondent or others.