Kentucky Laws
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Are Autopsy Reports Public in Kentucky? (2026 Guide)
Kentucky autopsy reports are not fully public. Cause and manner of death are public, but the detailed report goes to next of kin. How to request one.
Are Brass Knuckles Legal in Kentucky? (2026 Carry and School Rules)
Kentucky lists metal and plastic knuckles as deadly weapons (KRS 500.080). Concealed carry can be a Class A misdemeanor or Class D felony; schools, a Class D felony.
Are Magic Mushrooms Legal in Kentucky? Psilocybin Laws (2026)
Psilocybin is Schedule I in Kentucky. Possession is a Class A misdemeanor (up to 12 months) under KRS 218A.1416, and trafficking is a Class D felony or higher.
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Bankruptcy in Kentucky (2026): Exemptions & Means Test
Kentucky lets filers choose state or federal exemptions. The state homestead is only $5,000 and the vehicle exemption is $2,500, so many filers pick the larger federal set.
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Common Law Marriage in Kentucky: Is It Recognized? (2026)
Kentucky requires a marriage license and solemnization (KRS 402.020), foreclosing in-state common law marriage formation. No primary source confirms a 1990 abolition date. Kentucky recognizes valid out-of-state common law marriages.
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How Long Is a Life Sentence in Kentucky? (2026 Guide)
Complete guide to life sentences in Kentucky: parole eligibility, LWOP rules, notable cases, recent legislative changes, and sentencing statutes. Updated March 2026.
How to Find a Cause of Death in Kentucky (2026)
Cause of death in Kentucky is recorded on the death certificate, an open record. Anyone who pays the $6 fee and identifies the record can get a copy.
How to Get a Kentucky Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Kentucky death certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics for $6.00 per copy. Order online, by phone, mail, or in person. See eligibility and timing.
How to Get a Police Report in Kentucky (2026 Guide)
How to get a Kentucky crash or incident report: KSP self-report portal, BuyCrash, open records requests, KRS 189.635, and the KRS 61.168 body camera statute.
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Is Jaywalking Illegal in Kentucky? Crossing Rules and Fines (2026)
Kentucky pedestrians crossing outside a crosswalk must yield to all vehicles (KRS 189.570). A violation carries a fine of $20 to $100 per offense under KRS 189.990.
Is Kratom Legal in Kentucky? (2026 Law)
Kentucky bars kratom sales to anyone under 21 and bans all kratom sales by retailers from July 1, 2027. 7-OH above 400 ppm has been Schedule I since March 2026.
Is Lane Splitting Legal in Kentucky? (2026 Motorcycle Law)
Kentucky's motorcycle law is silent on lane splitting. KRS 189.340 limits passing on the right; a violation is fined $20 to $100 per offense.
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KCDPA Compliance Checklist: Kentucky Privacy Law
KCDPA compliance (KRS 367.3611 to 367.3629): coverage, privacy notice, opt-in sensitive data, 45-day requests, assessments, processor contracts, 30-day cure.
KCDPA Consumer Rights: Kentucky Privacy Rights Guide
Under the KCDPA (KRS 367.3615), Kentuckians can access, correct, delete, port, and opt out of data sales; controllers must respond within 45 days.
Kentucky Adoption Records: How to Get Your Original Birth Certificate
Kentucky adult adoptees get the original birth certificate via a Circuit Court petition, not a vital records request. Age 21, Form AOC-290, $150 fee.
Kentucky Age of Consent Laws: Statutes, Penalties and Reporting
How Kentucky criminal law protects minors under 12, 14, 16 and 18, with actor-age rules, position-of-authority offenses, grooming, penalties and reporting.
Kentucky Age Verification Law: HB 278 and KRS 436 Explained
Kentucky requires age verification for adult content under KRS 436.001 to 436.009 (HB 278, 2024). Enforcement is private-lawsuit only; the state cannot sue.
Kentucky AI Laws and Regulation (2026)
Guide to Kentucky AI laws, regulation, and legislation covering deepfakes, employment AI, healthcare AI, and more.
Kentucky AI Meeting Recording Laws (2026)
Learn how Kentucky consent laws apply to AI meeting recorders. One-party consent rules, penalties, and compliance.
Kentucky Annulment Laws: Grounds, Deadlines and How to File (2026)
Kentucky calls annulment a declaration of invalidity of marriage under KRS 403.120. See the grounds, the 90-day and one-year deadlines, and which marriages are void.
Kentucky Assault Laws: Four Degrees, Felonies and Penalties (2026)
Kentucky grades assault in four degrees and treats causing fear of imminent injury as menacing. See when assault is a felony, protected workers and domestic rules.
Kentucky At-Will Employment Laws: Exceptions and Your Rights
Kentucky is an at-will employment state. Learn the public-policy and implied-contract exceptions, right-to-work status under KRS 336.130, and your federal rights.
Kentucky Audio Recording Laws: One-Party Consent Rules and Penalties
Kentucky audio recording laws allow one-party consent under KRS 526.020. Learn when you can legally record conversations, penalties for eavesdropping, and how recordings work as evidence.
Kentucky Background Check Laws (2026 Guide)
Kentucky background check laws: Ban the Box, lookback periods, Clean Slate, employer and housing checks.
Kentucky Biometric Privacy Laws: Collection, Consent & Penalties (2026)
Learn how Kentucky's KCDPA classifies biometric data as sensitive, requiring opt-in consent. Covers definitions, consumer rights, exemptions, and AG enforcement.
Kentucky Birth Certificate: How to Order, Fees and Processing Times
Kentucky's Office of Vital Statistics charges $10 per certified birth certificate. Order in person in Frankfort, by mail, or through VitalChek.
Kentucky Car Accident Laws: Fault, Insurance, and Your Claim
Kentucky choice no-fault state: PIP default, $1,000 threshold to sue, 2-year MVRA deadline, 25/50/25 minimums, pure comparative fault. Know your rights.
Kentucky Car Seat Laws (2026): Booster Rules & 3-Tier Fines
Kentucky requires a child restraint to 40 inches and a booster to age 8/57 inches under KRS 189.125. Fines run $50, $30, or up to $25 by violation.
Kentucky Child Custody Laws (2026): Joint Custody, Equal Parenting Time, and Your Rights
Kentucky presumes joint custody and equally shared parenting time since 2018 (HB 528). Learn how courts apply KRS 403.270, the 2026 domestic violence provisions, and modification rules.
Kentucky Child Support Laws (2026): Guidelines & Calculator
Kentucky uses the income shares model under KRS 403.212. Learn how courts calculate support, the parenting time credit, modification rules, and enforcement.
Kentucky Court Records: How to Search, What's Public, and How to Seal Them
Search Kentucky court records through the free KCOJ docket tool or paid CourtNet 2.0. Learn what's public, expungement rules, and how to get certified copies.
Kentucky Dashcam Laws: Legality, Mounting Rules, and Evidence Use
Kentucky dashcam laws allow dashboard cameras with no specific restrictions. Learn mounting rules, audio recording limits under KRS 526.020, and how dashcam footage works as evidence.
Kentucky Data Breach Notification Laws: Reporting Rules & Timelines (2026)
Learn Kentucky data breach notification requirements under KRS 365.732 and government rules under KRS 61.931-934, including timing, encryption safe harbor, and penalties.
Kentucky Data Privacy Laws: Consumer Rights Guide (2026)
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act took effect Jan. 1, 2026. Learn about consumer rights, business obligations, and penalties up to $7,500 per violation.
Kentucky Death Records: Are They Public + How to Get Them
Kentucky is an open-record state: anyone who pays the $6 fee and identifies the record can get a certified death certificate. Records go public after 50 years.
Kentucky Debt Collection Laws: Garnishment Limits, the $1,000 Exemption Myth, and Debt Deadlines
Kentucky copies the federal 25% garnishment cap, but its $1,000 exemption only works in bankruptcy. Two-track debt deadlines and repossession rules.
Kentucky Deepfake Laws: AI Images, Voice Cloning & Penalties (2026)
Kentucky has no deepfake-specific NCII law for adults, but KRS 531.120 covers nonconsensual intimate images, KRS 117.322 (2025) addresses election synthetic media, and federal TAKE IT DOWN Act now applies statewide.
Kentucky Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & Suing (2026)
Kentucky defamation laws explained: a one-year deadline to sue (KRS 413.140), the UPEPA anti-SLAPP statute, defamation per se categories, and damages.
Kentucky Disorderly Conduct Laws: Penalties, Trespass and Purple Paint
Kentucky disorderly conduct is a Class B misdemeanor (Class A near funerals). Criminal trespass has three degrees, a felony only in a declared disaster area.
Kentucky Divorce Laws (2026): Grounds, Residency, and Process
Kentucky divorce law explained: pure no-fault (irretrievably broken), 180-day residency, 60-day waiting period, equitable distribution of marital property.
Kentucky Dog Bite Laws: Liability and Victim Rights
Learn Kentucky dog bite laws, strict liability under KRS 258.235, the one-year statute of limitations, damages, and defenses for victims and owners.
Kentucky Drone Laws: KRS 500.130 Privacy Rules & Warrants
Kentucky requires a police drone warrant and, since June 2025, bars civilian drone surveillance under KRS 500.130(12), with a civil suit under KRS 411.067.
Kentucky DUI Laws: Penalties, BAC Limit & License (2026)
Kentucky DUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit, first-offense penalties under KRS 189A.010, license suspension, ignition interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Kentucky E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Kentucky's KRS 189.289 sets a 16-and-up age rule for electric low-speed scooters and forbids the state from imposing a helmet requirement by regulation.
Kentucky Easements, Landlocked Property and Eminent Domain (2026)
Kentucky prescriptive easements generally take at least 15 years of adverse use. See the landlocked-residence statute, post-Kelo limits and 2026 condemnation rules.
Kentucky Emancipation Laws: How Minors Become Emancipated in Kentucky (2026)
Kentucky has no general emancipation petition statute. Learn the three ways a minor can become emancipated in Kentucky: marriage at 17 with court approval (KRS 402.205), active military service, or common-law recognition. Includes child support rules under KRS 405.020.
Kentucky Embezzlement and Forgery Laws: KRS 514.070 Penalties
Kentucky treats embezzlement as theft by failure to make required disposition (KRS 514.070), generally a felony at $1,000. Forgery runs from misdemeanor to Class C.
Kentucky Employee Monitoring Laws (2026): Workplace Surveillance Rights
Kentucky's 2020 electronic-monitoring notice bill never passed. See how GPS tracking, hidden cameras, and federal law govern Kentucky workplaces.
Kentucky Expungement Laws: KRS 431.073, 431.076, and 431.078 Explained
Kentucky allows expungement of most Class D felonies under KRS 431.073 after a 5-year wait. Learn eligibility, fees ($300 total), the certification process, and misdemeanor rules under KRS 431.078.
Kentucky Extortion Laws: Theft by Extortion, Coercion and Penalties
Kentucky charges blackmail as theft by extortion (KRS 514.080), graded by value up to a Class C felony. See the threats, criminal coercion and the 2025 sextortion law.
Kentucky Felony Classes and Misdemeanor Penalties (2026)
Kentucky sorts felonies into capital offenses and Class A to D, and misdemeanors into Class A and B. See prison ranges, fines, probation caps and PFO rules.
Kentucky Final Paycheck Laws: The 14-Day Rule Explained
Kentucky pays final wages by whichever comes LAST of your next pay period or 14 days, an outlier rule. See the penalty and deduction limits.
Kentucky Fireworks Laws (2026): Consumer, Display, Penalties
Kentucky consumer fireworks: sale to minors banned under KRS 227.715. Aerial/audible devices need 18+, 200 ft from structures. Display fireworks need a local permit.
Kentucky GPS Tracking Laws: Is It Legal to Put a Tracker on a Car? (2026)
Kentucky's KRS 508.152 makes it a Class A misdemeanor to put a GPS tracker on a car without consent. See the exceptions, penalties, and what to do next.
Kentucky Grandparents' Rights: Visitation Laws and the Walker v. Blair Standard
How Kentucky grandparent visitation actually works under KRS 405.021 and Walker v. Blair, plus custody, adoption, and filing basics.
Kentucky Guardianship Laws: Disability, Jury Trials and Minors (2026)
Kentucky guardianship: the Commonwealth proves disability by clear and convincing evidence, usually to a jury; partial guardianship is preferred.
Kentucky Hit and Run Laws: Penalties and What to Do
Learn Kentucky hit and run laws under KRS 189.580: penalties, driver duties after an accident, insurance rules, and steps to protect your rights.
Kentucky Homestead Exemption: $49,100 for 2025-2026 and How to Apply
Kentucky's homestead exemption is for owners 65 or older or totally disabled: up to $49,100 in 2025-2026. Eligibility, Form 62A350 and the December 31 deadline.
Kentucky Identity Theft Laws
Kentucky's theft of identity, KRS 514.160, is a flat Class D felony with no dollar-value tiers. See the minor freeze law, AG hotlines, and civil remedies.
Kentucky Jury Duty Laws: Pay, Excuses and Employer Rules
Kentucky jurors get $12.50 a day, there are no automatic exemptions, and employers cannot fire you for jury service. See the age-70 rule and KRS 29A limits.