Kentucky Statutes 35.481 – Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer
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Any person subject to this code who:
(1) Strikes the person’s superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against the superior commissioned officer while he or she is in the execution of his or her office; or
(2) Willfully disobeys a lawful command of the person’s superior commissioned officer;
shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by confinement of not more than ten (10) years or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 94, effective June 25, 2013. — Created
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 68.
(1) Strikes the person’s superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against the superior commissioned officer while he or she is in the execution of his or her office; or
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.481
- Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Officer: means a commissioned or warrant officer. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
- Superior commissioned officer: means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
(2) Willfully disobeys a lawful command of the person’s superior commissioned officer;
shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by confinement of not more than ten (10) years or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 94, effective June 25, 2013. — Created
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 68.