511.085 Domestic violence shelter trespass.
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As used in this section, "domestic violence shelter" means a residential facility
providing protective shelter services for domestic violence victims.
A person is guilty of domestic violence shelter trespass when:
(a) The person enters the buildings or premises of a domestic violence shelter that
the person knows or should know is a domestic violence shelter or which is
clearly marked on the building or premises as being a domestic violence
shelter; and
(b) At the time of the entering, the person is the subject of an order of protection
entered under KRS 403.740 or 403.750 or a foreign protective order filed
under KRS 403.7521.
It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person entered the
shelter with the permission of the operator of the shelter after disclosing to the
operator that the person is the subject of an order of protection or a foreign
protective order. Authority to enter under this subsection may not be granted by a
person taking shelter at the facility.
A person shall not be convicted of a violation of this section and a violation of KRS
511.060, 511.070, or 511.080 arising from the same act of trespass.
Domestic violence shelter trespass is a Class A misdemeanor.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 18, effective July 15, 2010.
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