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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 237.040 — Criminal possession of destructive device or booby trap device

237.040. Criminal possession of destructive device or booby trap device

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a destructive device or a booby trap device when he possesses, manufactures, or transports such substance or device with:

(1) Intent to use that device to commit an offense against the laws of this state, a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States; or

(2) Knowledge that some other person intends to use that device to commit an offense against the laws of this state, a political subdivision thereof, or of the United States.

(3) Mere possession without substantial evidence of the requisite intent is insufficient to bring action under KRS 237.030 to 237.050.

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History and annotations

Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 2.

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