· KY legislature · 2026RS

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 503 to provide a justification for the use of physical force or deadly physical force by a defendant operating a motor vehicle while fleeing the immediate area of an obstruction of a highway or public passage; amend KRS 525.015 to expand the elements of obstructing an emergency re…

Sponsor

Chris Lewis (R-KY)

Introduced

2026-02-09

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

to Judiciary (H)