2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 529 - PROSTITUTION OFFENSES
529.120 Treatment of minor suspected of prostitution offense.

Download as PDF 529.120 Treatment of minor suspected of prostitution offense. (1) (2) (3) Notwithstanding KRS 529.020 or 529.080, if it is determined after a reasonable period of custody for investigative purposes, that the person suspected of prostitution or loitering for prostitution is under the age of eighteen (18), then the minor shall not be prosecuted for an offense under KRS 529.020 or 529.080. A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into custody under subsection (1) of this section shall immediately make a report to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services pursuant to KRS 620.030. Pursuant to KRS 620.040, the officer may take the minor into protective custody. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall commence an investigation into child dependency, neglect, or abuse pursuant to KRS 620.029. Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Created 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 11, effective June 25, 2013.