{ "batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: anchor", "summary": "Kentucky prostitution offenses are in KRS Chapter 529, \"Prostitution Offenses,\" within Title L (Kentucky Penal Code), listed on the official KRS index page.", "body": "Kentucky prostitution offenses are in KRS Chapter 529, \"Prostitution Offenses,\" within Title L (Kentucky Penal Code), listed on the official KRS index page.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 528 GAMBLING CHAPTER 529 PROSTITUTION OFFENSES CHAPTER 530 FAMILY OFFENSES”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 528 GAMBLING CHAPTER 529 PROSTITUTION OFFENSES CHAPTER 530 FAMILY OFFENSES", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.010 definitions - advancing prostitution", "summary": "KRS 529.010(2) defines \"advancing prostitution\" to include procuring or soliciting patrons and providing persons or premises for prostitution purposes.", "body": "KRS 529.010(2) defines \"advancing prostitution\" to include procuring or soliciting patrons and providing persons or premises for prostitution purposes.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“he or she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution, procures or solicits patrons for prostitution, provides persons or premises for prostitution purposes”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50287", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "he or she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution, procures or solicits patrons for prostitution, provides persons or premises for prostitution purposes", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.010 definitions - advancing prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.010 definitions - commercial sexual activity", "summary": "KRS 529.010(3) defines \"commercial sexual activity\" to include not only a sex act for anything of value but also participation in producing obscene material under KRS Chapter 531 or a sexually explicit performance (term used for the human-trafficking offenses).", "body": "KRS 529.010(3) defines \"commercial sexual activity\" to include not only a sex act for anything of value but also participation in producing obscene material under KRS Chapter 531 or a sexually explicit performance (term used for the human-trafficking offenses).\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“\"Commercial sexual activity\" means: (a) Any sex act, for which anything of value is given to, promised to, or received by any person; (b) Participation in the production of obscene material as set out in KRS Chapter 531; or (c) Engaging in a sexually explicit performance;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50287", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "\"Commercial sexual activity\" means: (a) Any sex act, for which anything of value is given to, promised to, or received by any person; (b) Participation in the production of obscene material as set out in KRS Chapter 531; or (c) Engaging in a sexually explicit performance;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.010 definitions - commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.010 definitions - sexual conduct", "summary": "KRS 529.010(14) defines \"sexual conduct\" (the conduct element of prostitution) as intercourse or any act of sexual gratification involving the sex organs.", "body": "KRS 529.010(14) defines \"sexual conduct\" (the conduct element of prostitution) as intercourse or any act of sexual gratification involving the sex organs.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“\"Sexual conduct\" means sexual intercourse or any act of sexual gratification involving the sex organs;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50287", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "\"Sexual conduct\" means sexual intercourse or any act of sexual gratification involving the sex organs;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.010 definitions - sexual conduct", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.010 definitions - profiting from prostitution", "summary": "KRS 529.010(11) defines \"profiting from prostitution\" as accepting money or property under an agreement to participate in proceeds of prostitution activity.", "body": "KRS 529.010(11) defines \"profiting from prostitution\" as accepting money or property under an agreement to participate in proceeds of prostitution activity.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“he or she knowingly accepts or receives or agrees to accept or receive money or other property pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any person whereby he or she participates or is to participate in proceeds of prostitution activity”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50287", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "he or she knowingly accepts or receives or agrees to accept or receive money or other property pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any person whereby he or she participates or is to participate in proceeds of prostitution activity", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.010 definitions - profiting from prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.020 prostitution - elements", "summary": "KRS 529.020(1): prostitution requires engaging, agreeing or offering to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee, so the offense turns on both a fee and sexual conduct with another person; Kentucky uses no separate \"assignation\" term.", "body": "KRS 529.020(1): prostitution requires engaging, agreeing or offering to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee, so the offense turns on both a fee and sexual conduct with another person; Kentucky uses no separate \"assignation\" term.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“a person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41843", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "a person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.020 prostitution - elements", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.020 penalty", "summary": "KRS 529.020(2) makes prostitution a Class B misdemeanor.", "body": "KRS 529.020(2) makes prostitution a Class B misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41843", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.020 penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.040 promoting prostitution", "summary": "KRS 529.040 makes knowingly advancing or profiting from prostitution \"promoting prostitution,\" a Class A misdemeanor, or a Class D felony when the person runs a house or enterprise involving two or more prostitutes.", "body": "KRS 529.040 makes knowingly advancing or profiting from prostitution \"promoting prostitution,\" a Class A misdemeanor, or a Class D felony when the person runs a house or enterprise involving two or more prostitutes.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Promoting prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor unless the person managed, supervised, controlled, or owned, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity by two (2) or more prostitutes, in which case it is a Class D felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19987", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Promoting prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor unless the person managed, supervised, controlled, or owned, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity by two (2) or more prostitutes, in which case it is a Class D felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.040 promoting prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.060 corroboration", "summary": "KRS 529.060 bars a prostitution conviction based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a patron.", "body": "KRS 529.060 bars a prostitution conviction based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a patron.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“No person shall be convicted of prostitution solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a patron.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19989", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "No person shall be convicted of prostitution solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a patron.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.060 corroboration", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.070 permitting prostitution", "summary": "KRS 529.070 makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a person who controls premises to fail to halt known prostitution use of the premises.", "body": "KRS 529.070 makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a person who controls premises to fail to halt known prostitution use of the premises.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“having possession or control of premises which he knows or has reasonable cause to know are being used for prostitution purposes, he fails to make reasonable and timely effort to halt or abate such use. Permitting prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19990", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "having possession or control of premises which he knows or has reasonable cause to know are being used for prostitution purposes, he fails to make reasonable and timely effort to halt or abate such use. Permitting prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.070 permitting prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c11", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.080 loitering for prostitution", "summary": "KRS 529.080 covers loitering in a public place for prostitution purposes: a violation for a first offense and a Class B misdemeanor for later offenses.", "body": "KRS 529.080 covers loitering in a public place for prostitution purposes: a violation for a first offense and a Class B misdemeanor for later offenses.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“a person is guilty of loitering for prostitution purposes when he loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or agreeing or offering to engage in prostitution.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41844", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "a person is guilty of loitering for prostitution purposes when he loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or agreeing or offering to engage in prostitution.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.080 loitering for prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c12", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.090 HIV/STD aggravated prostitution", "summary": "KRS 529.090 requires HIV screening for anyone convicted of prostitution and makes prostitution by a person who knew they tested positive for HIV, in a manner likely to transmit it, a Class D felony.", "body": "KRS 529.090 requires HIV screening for anyone convicted of prostitution and makes prostitution by a person who knew they tested positive for HIV, in a manner likely to transmit it, a Class D felony.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and knew or had been informed that he had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and that he could possibly communicate the disease to another person through sexual activity is guilty of a Class D felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19992", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and knew or had been informed that he had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and that he could possibly communicate the disease to another person through sexual activity is guilty of a Class D felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.090 HIV/STD aggravated prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c13", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.100 human trafficking", "summary": "KRS 529.100 makes human trafficking (subjecting persons to forced labor or commercial sexual activity through force, fraud or coercion) a Class B felony, Class A if the victim is under 18.", "body": "KRS 529.100 makes human trafficking (subjecting persons to forced labor or commercial sexual activity through force, fraud or coercion) a Class B felony, Class A if the victim is under 18.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Human trafficking is a Class B felony unless the victim of human trafficking is under eighteen (18) years of age, in which case it is a Class A felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54991", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Human trafficking is a Class B felony unless the victim of human trafficking is under eighteen (18) years of age, in which case it is a Class A felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.100 human trafficking", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c14", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.110 promoting human trafficking", "summary": "KRS 529.110 makes promoting human trafficking, including advertising or soliciting \"by any means,\" a Class C felony (Class B if a victim is under 18).", "body": "KRS 529.110 makes promoting human trafficking, including advertising or soliciting \"by any means,\" a Class C felony (Class B if a victim is under 18).\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Promoting human trafficking is a Class C felony unless a victim of the trafficking is under eighteen (18), in which case it is a Class B felony.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54877", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Promoting human trafficking is a Class C felony unless a victim of the trafficking is under eighteen (18), in which case it is a Class B felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.110 promoting human trafficking", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c15", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.120 minors", "summary": "KRS 529.120 provides that a person under 18 suspected of prostitution or loitering for prostitution shall not be prosecuted under KRS 529.020 or 529.080.", "body": "KRS 529.120 provides that a person under 18 suspected of prostitution or loitering for prostitution shall not be prosecuted under KRS 529.020 or 529.080.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“then the minor shall not be prosecuted for an offense under KRS 529.020 or 529.080.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=41842", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "then the minor shall not be prosecuted for an offense under KRS 529.020 or 529.080.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.120 minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r311_kentucky_prostitution_statute_every_section_kentucky_311_c16", "category": "Safety", "title": "Kentucky: KRS 529.180 no-defense conditions", "summary": "KRS 529.180 lists conditions that are not defenses in trafficking prosecutions involving commercial sexual activity, including lack of awareness of a minor's age.", "body": "KRS 529.180 lists conditions that are not defenses in trafficking prosecutions involving commercial sexual activity, including lack of awareness of a minor's age.\n\nWhat Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“In any prosecution under KRS 529.100 or 529.110 involving commercial sexual activity, it shall not be a defense that: (1) The defendant was unaware of the minor's actual age;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50291", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Kentucky General Assembly (Kentucky Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "In any prosecution under KRS 529.100 or 529.110 involving commercial sexual activity, it shall not be a defense that: (1) The defendant was unaware of the minor's actual age;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "311-kentucky-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Kentucky", "topic": "KRS 529.180 no-defense conditions", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "KY", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ky" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }