AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Summary

The bill amends Kentucky’s criminal code to allow intoxication as a defense only if it eliminates an element of the crime or if the intoxication was not voluntarily caused and severely limits the defendant’s ability to recognize the wrongdoing or to act according to the law. It applies to all criminal charges that currently permit an intoxication defense. The change aims to tighten the standards for claiming intoxication in court.

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