508.160 Disarming a peace officer -- Penalty -- Applicability. (1) A person is guilty of disarming a peace officer when he intentionally: (a) Removes a firearm or other deadly weapon from the person of a peace officer when the peace officer is acting within the scope of his official duties; or (b) Deprives a peace officer of the officer's use of a firearm or deadly weapon when the peace officer is acting within the scope of his official duties. (2) Disarming a peace officer is a Class D felony. (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply when: (a) The defendant does not know or could not reasonably have known that the person disarmed was a peace officer; or (b) The peace officer was, at the time of the disarming or incident thereto, engaged in felonious conduct. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 123, effective July 15, 1998.
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