Section 500.020 - Offenses defined by statute - Common law abolished(1) Common law offenses are abolished and no act or omission shall constitute a criminal offense unless designated a crime or violation under this code or another statute of this state.(2) This provision shall not affect the power of a court to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order or a civil judgment or decree.Effective:1/1/1975
Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 2, effective1/1/1975.