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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 218A.1443 — Controlled substance endangerment to a child in the third degree -- Penalty

218A.1443. Controlled substance endangerment to a child in the third degree -- Penalty

(1) A person is guilty of controlled substance endangerment to a child in the third degree when he or she knowingly causes or permits a child to be present when any person is illegally manufacturing a controlled substance or methamphetamine or possesses a hazardous chemical substance with intent to illegally manufacture a controlled substance or methamphetamine under circumstances that place a child in danger of serious physical injury or death, if the child receives physical injury as a result of the commission of the offense.

(2) Controlled substance endangerment to a child in the third degree is a Class C felony.

Source notes

Effective: June 20, 2005

History and annotations

Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 4, effective June 20, 2005.

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