Ky. Rev. Stat. § 431.213

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225

Section 431.213 - Definitions for KRS 431.213, 431.2135, and 431.240

As used in KRS 431.2135 and 431.240:

(1) "Condemned person" means a person for whom a specific day of execution is fixed by a mandate from the Kentucky Supreme Court or a warrant signed by the Governor.

(2) "Insane" means the condemned person does not have the ability to understand:

(a) That the person is about to be executed; and

(b) Why the person is to be executed.

KRS 431.213

Effective:7/15/1998
Created 1998, Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 156, effective7/15/1998.