Section 530.080 - Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person(1) A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person when he knowingly acts in a manner which results in an injury to the physical or mental welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself because of mental illness or intellectual disability.(2) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person is a Class A misdemeanor.Amended by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146,§ 131, eff. 7/11/2012. Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 283, sec. 15, effective 7/15/1988. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 264, effective 1/1/1975.