07/16/2026
⚖️ Little Legal Tip: New Kentucky Laws Are Now in Effect⚖️
Several new Kentucky laws took effect this week, including important changes involving criminal cases, custody, concealed carry, and child welfare.
🔹 Logan’s Law changes parole eligibility and sentencing rules for certain violent offenders.
🔹 Kentucky’s stalking laws were strengthened. Stalking is now generally a felony and may include repeated texts, social-media messages, electronic tracking, and surveillance.
🔹 Kentucky created a new grooming offense involving conduct intended to prepare a minor for sexual activity.
🔹 Certain offenses involving sexual images of minors may now include AI-generated images and require offenders to serve at least 85% of their sentence.
🔹 Kentucky residents ages 18 to 20 may qualify for a provisional concealed-carry license after completing training and passing a background check.
🔹 Family courts must continue deciding custody based on the best interests of the child. The new law gives courts clearer authority to consider domestic violence and safety concerns when determining custody and parenting time.
🔹 New child-welfare laws strengthen protections involving foster placements, substance-exposed children, and Cabinet investigations.
🔹 Students in grades 6 through 12 may face mandatory expulsion for certain serious offenses involving weapons, threats, or violence.
Kentucky laws are constantly changing. Knowing your rights—and how a new law may affect your family or your case—is important.
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