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Leyes sobre Mordeduras de Perro en Kentucky: Responsabilidad y Derechos de las Víctimas

Por Equipo Editorial de Recording LawRevisado 8 de agosto de 202618 min de lectura
Leyes sobre Mordeduras de Perro en Kentucky: Responsabilidad y Derechos de las Víctimas

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Es Kentucky un estado de responsabilidad objetiva para las mordeduras de perro?

Sí. Según el KRS 258.235(4), todo dueño de perro cuyo perro cause daño a una persona, al ganado u otra propiedad es responsable de ese daño. Las víctimas no necesitan probar que el dueño sabía que el perro era peligroso o que había mordido a alguien antes.

¿Cuánto tiempo tengo para presentar una demanda por mordedura de perro en Kentucky?

Kentucky tiene un plazo de prescripción de un año para las demandas por lesiones personales según el KRS 413.140. Debe presentar su demanda dentro de un año a partir de la fecha de la mordedura. Este es uno de los plazos más cortos del país, así que actúe rápidamente.

¿Puedo recibir una indemnización si tuve parte de la culpa de la mordedura de perro?

Sí. Kentucky sigue una regla de negligencia comparativa pura según el KRS 411.182. Su compensación se reducirá según el porcentaje de culpa que se le asigne, pero aún puede recibir una indemnización incluso si tuvo más del 50% de la culpa.

¿Puede un arrendador ser responsable por la mordedura del perro de un inquilino en Kentucky?

Sí, bajo ciertas circunstancias. La Corte Suprema de Kentucky determinó en Benningfield v. Zinsmeister que un arrendador que permite que un inquilino mantenga un perro en el inmueble arrendado puede considerarse un dueño según el KRS 258.235. La responsabilidad generalmente se limita a las mordeduras que ocurren en la propiedad de alquiler o cerca de ella.

¿Qué le sucede a un perro que muerde a alguien en Kentucky?

El perro puede ponerse en cuarentena hasta por 10 días para monitorear signos de rabia. La víctima también puede presentar una queja ante el Tribunal de Distrito para que se declare al perro como vicioso. Si el tribunal designa al perro como vicioso, el dueño debe confinarlo en un recinto cerrado con llave de al menos siete pies de altura, o el tribunal puede ordenar que se sacrifique al perro.

¿Lesionado en Kentucky? Obtenga una revisión gratuita del caso con un abogado de lesiones personales

Si la negligencia de otra persona causó su lesión, podría tener derecho a compensación por gastos médicos, salarios perdidos y dolor y sufrimiento. Obtenga una revisión gratuita y sin compromiso de un abogado de lesiones personales en Kentucky. La mayoría trabaja por honorarios contingentes, así que no hay costo inicial.

Actualizaciones

Ley aplicable revisada en busca de cambios recientes

Se corrigió qué infracción activa la multa más alta de Kentucky ($50-$200): se aplica a ser declarado por un tribunal como quien alberga a un perro vicioso bajo el KRS 258.235(5)(a), no a un incumplimiento posterior de confinamiento, el cual conlleva la multa de $5-$100 y 5-60 días de cárcel descrita en otra parte de la página.

Ley aplicable revisada en busca de cambios recientes

La ley detrás de este artículo

Este artículo se apoya en 8 disposiciones legales conservadas en nuestro propio registro jurídico, cada una obtenida de la fuente oficial. Toque una sección para leer el texto vigente.

Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 258: ANIMAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION

§ 258.015Dogs, cats, and ferrets to be vaccinated against rabies -- Issuance and distribution of certificates -- Tags for dogs -- Requirements for compliance by qualified persons -- Cat and ferret ownersVigente
(1) Every owner shall have his or her dog, cat, or ferret initially vaccinated against rabies by the age of four (4) months and revaccinated at the expiration of the immunization period as certified by a Kentucky-licensed veterinarian. The veterinarian, or a Kentucky-licensed veterinary technician in accordance to KRS 321.190, who vaccinates a dog, cat, or ferret shall issue to the owner a vaccination certificate signed by the veterinarian or signed by both the administering veterinary technician and the supervising veterinarian on a form approved by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The vaccination certificate shall be prepared and issued in duplicate, one (1) copy to be retained by the issuing veterinarian and one (1) copy to be given to the owner of the dog, cat, or ferret vaccinated. Each certificate shall bear the name and address of the veterinarian who issued it. The veterinarian shall also furnish each dog owner with a rabies tag bearing a serial number corresponding to the vaccination certificate with the year of immunization. The tag shall be affixed to a collar or harness furnished by the owner and shall be worn by the dog for which the tag was issued.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 2 opiniones judicialesAplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2006

Casos destacados: Bluegrass Boarding & Training Kennels v. Jefferson County Fiscal Court (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 2000, 26 S.W.3d 801) · Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. Creech (District Court, E.D. Kentucky 2006, 431 F. Supp. 2d 710)

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§ 258.095Definitions for KRS 258.095 to 258.500Vigente
As used in KRS 258.095 to 258.500, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture; (2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (3) "Board" means the Animal Control Advisory Board created by KRS 258.117; (4) "Dog" means any domestic canine, six (6) months of age or older; (5) "Owner," when applied to the proprietorship of a dog, includes: (a) Every person having a right of property in the dog; and (b) Every person who: 1. Keeps or harbors the dog; 2. Has the dog in his or her care; 3. Permits the dog to remain on or about premises owned and occupied by him or her; or 4. Permits the dog to remain on or about premises leased and occupied by him or her; (6) "Attack" means a dog's attempt to bite or successful bite of a human being.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 20 opiniones judiciales1950s: 11960s: 01970s: 01980s: 01990s: 02000s: 22010s: 32020s: 14Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Benningfield ex rel. Benningfield v. Zinsmeister (Kentucky Supreme Court 2012, 367 S.W.3d 561) · Kimberly Deramos v. Anderson Communities, Inc. (Kentucky Supreme Court 2025) · Jordan v. Lusby (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 2002, 81 S.W.3d 523)

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§ 258.235Authority to kill or seize dog -- Return by court to owner of vicious dog -- Liability for damage -- Proceeding by person attacked by dog -- Disposition of dog after seizure -- Powers of animal control officer -- Vicious dog not to run at largeVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(1) Any person, without liability, may kill or seize any dog which is observed attacking any person. (2) Any livestock owner or his agent, without liability, may kill any dog trespassing on that owner's property and observed in the act of pursuing or wounding his livestock. (3) Any dog determined to be vicious by a court and allowed to be returned to an owner shall be confined in a locked enclosure at least seven (7) feet high or a locked kennel run with a secured top. The dog may leave the enclosure only to visit the veterinarian or to be turned in to an animal shelter. The dog shall be muzzled if leaving the enclosure for either of these purposes. (4) Any owner whose dog is found to have caused damage to a person, livestock, or other property shall be responsible for that damage. (5) (a) Any person who has been attacked by a dog, or anyone acting on behalf of that person, may make a complaint before the district court, charging the owner or keeper of the dog with harboring a vicious dog.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 19 opiniones judiciales2000s: 22010s: 42020s: 13Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: Benningfield ex rel. Benningfield v. Zinsmeister (Kentucky Supreme Court 2012, 367 S.W.3d 561) · May v. Holzknecht Ex Rel. Holzknecht (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 2010, 320 S.W.3d 123) · Pamela Hanna v. Daniel Shea (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 2025)

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§ 258.990PenaltiesVigente
(1) Any person who violates KRS 258.015, 258.035, 258.055, 258.065, or 258.085 shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. (2) The owner of any dog, cat, or ferret which bites a human being shall be liable to pay all damages for personal injuries resulting from the bite of the dog, cat, or ferret. (3) (a) Any person violating or failing or refusing to comply with KRS 258.095 to 258.365, except KRS 258.235(5)(a), shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both. (b) Any person violating KRS 258.235(5)(a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both. (4) All fines collected under subsection (3) of this section shall after costs and commissions have been deducted, be paid to the department to be credited to the animal control and care fund.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 8 opiniones judiciales1950s: 21960s: 01970s: 01980s: 01990s: 02000s: 12010s: 32020s: 2Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: Upchurch v. Clinton County (Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) 1959, 330 S.W.2d 428) · Benningfield ex rel. Benningfield v. Zinsmeister (Kentucky Supreme Court 2012, 367 S.W.3d 561) · Bess v. Bracken County Fiscal Court (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 2006, 210 S.W.3d 177)

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Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 411: RIGHTS OF ACTION AND SURVIVAL OF ACTIONS

§ 411.182Allocation of fault in tort actions -- Award of damages -- Effect of releaseVigentecitada en 6 de nuestros artículos
(1) In all tort actions, including products liability actions, involving fault of more than one (1) party to the action, including third-party defendants and persons who have been released under subsection (4) of this section, the court, unless otherwise agreed by all parties, shall instruct the jury to answer interrogatories or, if there is no jury, shall make findings indicating: (a) The amount of damages each claimant would be entitled to recover if contributory fault is disregarded; and (b) The percentage of the total fault of all the parties to each claim that is allocated to each claimant, defendant, third-party defendant, and person who has been released from liability under subsection (4) of this section. (2) In determining the percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider both the nature of the conduct of each party at fault and the extent of the causal relation between the conduct and the damages claimed.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 141 opiniones judiciales1980s: 31990s: 342000s: 392010s: 292020s: 36Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Hargis v. Baize (Kentucky Supreme Court 2005, 168 S.W.3d 36) · Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government v. Smolcic (Kentucky Supreme Court 2004, 142 S.W.3d 128) · Abney v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (Kentucky Supreme Court 2007, 215 S.W.3d 699)

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Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 413: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS

§ 413.120Actions to be brought within five yearsVigentecitada en 5 de nuestros artículos
The following actions shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action accrued: (1) An action upon a contract not in writing, express or implied. (2) An action upon a liability created by statute, when no other time is fixed by the statute creating the liability. (3) An action for a penalty or forfeiture when no time is fixed by the statute prescribing it. (4) An action for trespass on real or personal property. (5) An action for the profits of or damages for withholding real or personal property. (6) An action for an injury to the rights of the plaintiff, not arising on contract and not otherwise enumerated. (7) An action upon a bill of exchange, check, draft or order, or any endorsement thereof, or upon a promissory note, placed upon the footing of a bill of exchange. (8) An action to enforce the liability of a steamboat or other vessel. (9) An action upon a merchant's account for goods sold and delivered, or any article charged in such store account. (10) An action upon an account concerning the trade of merchandise, between merchant and merchant or their agents. (11) An action for relief or damages on the ground of fraud or mistake.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 386 opiniones judiciales1940s: 281950s: 371960s: 221970s: 231980s: 441990s: 352000s: 432010s: 482020s: 106Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Craft v. Rice (Kentucky Supreme Court 1984, 671 S.W.2d 247) · Saylor v. Hall (Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) 1973, 497 S.W.2d 218) · Metro Louisville/Jefferson County Government v. Abma (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 2009, 326 S.W.3d 1)

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§ 413.140Actions to be brought within one yearVigentecitada en 13 de nuestros artículos
(1) The following actions shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrued: (a) An action for an injury to the person of the plaintiff, or of her husband, his wife, child, ward, apprentice, or servant; (b) An action for injuries to persons, cattle, or other livestock by railroads or other corporations, with the exception of hospitals licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216; (c) An action for malicious prosecution, conspiracy, arrest, seduction, criminal conversation, or breach of promise of marriage; (d) An action for libel or slander; (e) An action against a physician, surgeon, dentist, or hospital licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216, for negligence or malpractice; (f) A civil action, arising out of any act or omission in rendering, or failing to render, professional services for others, whether brought in tort or contract, against a real property appraiser holding a certificate or license issued under KRS Chapter 324A or a real estate broker or sales associate holding a license issued under KRS Chapter 324; (g) An action for the escape of a prisoner, arrested or imprisoned on civil process; (h) An action for the recovery of usury paid for the loan…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 648 opiniones judiciales1940s: 41950s: 231960s: 311970s: 201980s: 551990s: 632000s: 722010s: 752020s: 305Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Craft v. Rice (Kentucky Supreme Court 1984, 671 S.W.2d 247) · Rigazio v. Archdiocese of Louisville (Court of Appeals of Kentucky 1993, 853 S.W.2d 295) · Emberton v. GMRI, Inc. (Kentucky Supreme Court 2009, 299 S.W.3d 565)

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§ 413.170Limitations of actions in KRS 413.090 to 413.160 do not run until removal of disability or deathVigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
(1) If a person entitled to bring any action mentioned in KRS 413.090 to 413.160, except for a penalty or forfeiture, was, at the time the cause of action accrued, an infant or of unsound mind, the action may be brought within the same number of years after the removal of the disability or death of the person, whichever happens first, allowed to a person without the disability to bring the action after the right accrued. (2) The right of action upon the official bond of a guardian, personal representative, curator, of the sheriff, or the officer acting as personal representative, or of any other person receiving and holding money to be distributed to a ward, distributee or devisee, under the order of court or by authority of law, of a ward, distributee, devisee or other person entitled, who was an infant when the bond was executed, shall not be deemed to have accrued, unless otherwise expressed in the bond, before the plaintiff attained the age of twenty-one (21) years.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en apps.legislature.ky.gov

Citada en 68 opiniones judiciales1940s: 11950s: 41960s: 41970s: 51980s: 51990s: 82000s: 42010s: 82020s: 29Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Fann v. McGuffey (Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) 1975, 534 S.W.2d 770) · Southeastern Kentucky Baptist Hospital, Inc. v. Gaylor (Kentucky Supreme Court 1988, 756 S.W.2d 467) · Lemmons v. Ransom (Kentucky Supreme Court 1984, 670 S.W.2d 478)

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. KRS 258.235 - Autoridad para matar o capturar a un perro; Devolución por el tribunal al dueño de un perro vicioso; Responsabilidad por daños(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  2. KRS 411.182 - Distribución de la culpa en acciones por agravios; Otorgamiento de daños(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  3. KRS 413.140 - Acciones que deben presentarse dentro de un año(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  4. KRS 413.170 - Suspensión del plazo durante la discapacidad(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  5. KRS 258.990 - Sanciones por infracciones de control de animales(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  6. KRS 258.015 - Vacunación de perros, gatos y hurones contra la rabia(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  7. KRS 413.120 - Acciones que deben presentarse dentro de cinco años (daños a la propiedad)(apps.legislature.ky.gov).gov
  8. Gabinete de Kentucky para Servicios de Salud y Familia - Programa de Rabia(chfs.ky.gov).gov
  9. Insurance Information Institute - Reflector sobre la Responsabilidad por Mordedura de Perro(iii.org)
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