(1) A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when he engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse with another person without the latter’s consent.
(2) Sexual misconduct is a Class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 510.140

  • Deviate sexual intercourse: means any act of sexual gratification involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another. See Kentucky Statutes 510.010
  • Sexual intercourse: means sexual intercourse in its ordinary sense and includes
    penetration of the sex organs of one person by any body part or a foreign object manipulated by another person. See Kentucky Statutes 510.010

Effective: January 1, 1975
History: 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 94, effective January 1, 1975.