501.040 Culpability -- Construction of statutes. Although no culpable mental state is expressly designated in a statute defining an offense, a culpable mental state may nevertheless be required for the commission of such offense, or with respect to some or all of the material elements thereof, if the proscribed conduct necessarily involves such culpable mental state. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 14, effective January 1, 1975.