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SB 226 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to general principles of justification.

KY · session 2022RS · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 28, 2022

Latest action (Mar 1, 2022) to Judiciary (S)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 503 to incorporate the "no duty to retreat" provisions elsewhere in the chapter; amend KRS 503.050, 503.055, 503.070, and 503.080 to require a reasonable belief that defensive force is necessary before it is justified; change the term "great bodily harm" to "serious physical injury" as used throughout the Penal Code; amend KRS 503.060 to require an initial aggressor to retreat before the use of force can be justified; repeal KRS 503.120.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (3)
  1. Feb 28, 2022 introduced in Senate · upper
  2. Feb 28, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  3. Mar 1, 2022 to Judiciary (S) · upper
Subjects
Civil ProcedureCourtsCrimes and PunishmentsCriminal Procedure

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  • Introduced · PDF

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