Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2025 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 06/18/2026
.010 Action for assault -- Battery -- Provocation as a defense or in mitigation of punitive damages.
.020 Battery with certain weapons -- Punitive damages.
.025 Action against terrorist for injury to person or property -- Damages.
.030 Action for seduction -- Proof.
.040 Accusation of incest, fornication or adultery -- Proof of damage.
.045 Defenses allowed in action for libel or slander.
.050 Repealed, 1964.
.051 Libel actions against newspaper, magazine, or periodical -- Demand for and publication of correction -- Effect.
.060 Action for libel -- Privileged communications.
.061 Actions against a radio or television broadcasting station for damages for publication of a defamatory statement -- Definitions.
.062 Defense to actions for damages for publication of a defamatory statement against a radio or television broadcasting station.
.065 Action for disseminating personally identifying information -- Exemption of service providers.
.067 Action against operator of unmanned aircraft system.
.070 Liability for falsely stating financial condition.
.080 Wrongful distress or attachment -- Reparation.
.090 Liability of person gaming on premises without permission of owner.
.095 Liability for stealing or damaging goods of retailer or wholesaler.
.100 Liability of city for property damaged by mob.
.110 Action against city for injury from defect in thoroughfare -- Service of notice.
.115 Notice of action against governmental unit for damages from use of airport required -- Contents.
.120 Action to quiet title; court order if title proved.
.130 Action for wrongful death -- Personal representative to prosecute -- Distribution of amount recovered.
.133 Joinder of wrongful death and personal injury actions.
.135 Damages in action for wrongful death of minor.
.137 Limitation on right to recover for wrongful death of child if parent has abandoned care and maintenance.
.140 What action shall survive.
.145 Damages for loss of consortium.
.148 Nonliability of licensees and certified technicians for emergency care.
.150 Action by surviving spouse or child of person killed with deadly weapon.
.155 Liability for damages resulting from criminal use of a firearm by another person.
.160 Repealed, 1966.
.165 Liability of attorney for professional negligence.
.167 Certificate of merit for medical malpractice actions.
.170 Action on lost, destroyed, mutilated or defaced writing.
.180 Actions against joint obligors -- Death of joint obligors -- Effect of judgment against some.
.182 Allocation of fault in tort actions -- Award of damages -- Effect of release.
.184 Definitions -- Punitive damages -- Proof of punitive damages.
.186 Assessment of punitive damages.
.187 Supersedeas bond to stay execution of judgment granting any relief during appeal -- Limit -- Rescission of limit if assets diverted or dissipated.
.188 Notification of parties holding subrogation rights -- Collateral source payments and subrogation rights admissible.
.190 Obligations of owner to persons using land for recreation.
.195 Enforceability of written agreement to pay attorney fees in event of default.
.200 Immunity from civil liability of officer, director or trustee of nonprofit organization.
.210 Action for theft of identity or trafficking in stolen identities -- Statute of limitations.
.212 Action for damages caused by falsely reporting an incident -- Liability.
.215 Action for failure to remove sexually explicit image from Web site, online service or application, or mobile application upon request -- Damages -- Statute of limitations.
.218 Liability for damages resulting from sexual extortion.
.220 Action by crime stalking victim against stalker -- Damages -- Statute of limitations.
.225 Employer immunity from civil liability for disclosure of employee information -- Exceptions -- Effect of provision.
.230 Action for damages caused by tampering with operations of key infrastructure asset.
.240 Definitions for KRS 411.240 to 411.243.
.241 Immunity from liability for person, gleaner, or representative of nonprofit organization for donation of apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product made in good faith to a nonprofit organization -- Exception.
.242 Immunity from liability for person or gleaner donating food or grocery products not meeting governmental consumer safety standards -- Conditions.
.243 Construction of KRS 411.240 to 411.243.
.245 Immunity from liability for damaging a vehicle to remove a minor -- Conditions -- Limitations.
.250 Legislative intent.
.252 Definitions for KRS 411.250 to 411.266.
.254 Applicability of KRS 411.250 to 411.266.
.256 Circumstances under which construction professional is liable.
.258 Written notice of claim to be served on construction professional in construction defect action -- Offer to remedy or settle -- Acceptance or rejection of offer -- Commencement of action -- Notice of claim tolls statute of limitations.
.260 Notice of construction professional's right to offer to cure defects before commencement of litigation -- Action not barred if homeowner is not given notice.
.262 Construction of KRS 411.250 to 411.266.
.264 Effect of notice of claim on statute of limitations.
.266 Short title for KRS 411.250 to 411.266.
.270 Definitions for KRS 411.270 to 411.282.
.272 Scope of KRS 411.270 to 411.282.
.274 Circumstances under which home inspector liable.
.276 Written notice of claim required -- Offer to remedy or settle -- Acceptance or rejection of offer -- Tolling of statute of limitations.
.278 Notice of home inspector's right to cure before commencement of litigation -- Action not barred if home inspector fails to give notice.
.280 Construction of KRS 411.270 to 411.282.
.282 Effect of notice of claim on statute of limitations.
.300 Definitions.
.310 Presumptions in product liability actions.
.320 Circumstances under which defendant is liable.
.330 Repealed, 1992.
.340 When wholesaler, distributor or retailer to be held liable.
.350 Short title.
.400 Definitions for KRS 411.400 to 411.406.
.402 Civil liability for theft of motor fuel -- Penalties -- Notice of nonpayment.
.404 Liability under KRS 411.402 not a bar to other liability
.406 Administrative regulations to implement vehicle owner identification system.
.450 Definitions for KRS 411.460 and 411.470.
.460 Person who assists or advises in effort to mitigate effects of hazardous waste disposal or discharge immune from civil or criminal liability.
.470 Immunity does not extend to gross negligence or reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct.
.490 Definitions for KRS 411.490 and 411.493.
.493 Nonliability for removal costs or damages from actions under national contingency plan for oil spills.
.500 Legislative intent.
.510 Definitions for KRS 411.500 to 411.570.
.520 Applicability of KRS 411.500 to 411.570 -- Character of private nuisance.
.530 Permanent nuisance.
.540 Temporary nuisance.
.550 Determination of private nuisance.
.560 Damages for private nuisance.
.570 Construction of KRS 411.500 to 411.570.
.600 Definitions.
.610 Immunity from liability for condition arising due to long-term consumption of food -- Exceptions.
.620 Required contents of complaint -- Substantive status of pleadings.
.630 Stay of discovery and other proceedings during pendency of motion to dismiss -- Exceptions -- Treatment of documents and other tangible objects during pendency of stay of discovery.
.640 Affected claims.