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506.040 Criminal conspiracy.
(1)
(2)
A person having the intention of promoting or facilitating the commission of a
crime is guilty of criminal conspiracy when he:
(a) Agrees with one (1) or more persons that at least one (1) of them will
engage in conduct constituting that crime or an attempt or solicitation to
commit such a crime; or
(b) Agrees to aid one or more persons in the planning or commission of that
crime or an attempt or solicitation to commit such a crime.
Except as provided in a specific statute to the contrary, a criminal conspiracy is
a:
(a) Class C felony when the conspiratorial agreement is a violation of KRS
521.020 or 521.050;
(b) Class B felony when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class
A felony or capital offense;
(c) Class C felony when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is a Class
B felony;
(d) Class A misdemeanor when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is
a Class C or D felony;
(e) Class B misdemeanor when the object of the conspiratorial agreement is
a misdemeanor.
Effective:July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 477, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994.
Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 441, sec. 25, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts
ch. 406, sec. 52, effective January 1, 1975.
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