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520.095 Fleeing or evading police in the first degree.
(1) A person is guilty of fleeing or evading police in the first degree:
(a) When, while operating a motor vehicle with intent to elude or flee, the person
knowingly or wantonly disobeys a direction to stop his or her motor vehicle, <br>given by a person recognized to be a police officer, and at least one (1) of the <br>following conditions exists: <br>1.
The person is fleeing immediately after committing an act of domestic <br>violence as defined in KRS 403.720;
2.
The person is driving under the influence of alcohol or any other <br>substance or combination of substances in violation of KRS 189A.010;
3.
The person is driving while his or her driver's license is suspended for <br>violating KRS 189A.010; or
4.
By fleeing or eluding, the person is the cause, or creates substantial risk, <br>of serious physical injury or death to any person or property; or
(b) When, as a pedestrian, and with intent to elude or flee, the person knowingly
or wantonly disobeys an order to stop, given by a person recognized to be a <br>peace officer, and at least one (1) of the following conditions exists: <br>1.
The person is fleeing immediately after committing an act of domestic <br>violence as defined in KRS 403.720; or
2.
By fleeing or eluding, the person is the cause of, or creates a substantial <br>risk of, serious physical injury or death to any person or property.
(2) Fleeing or evading police in the first degree is a Class D felony.
Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 161, effective July 15, 1998.
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