As used in KRS 431.2135 and 431.240:

1. (1)

2. (2) "Condemned person" means a person for whom a specific day of execution is fixed by a mandate from the Kentucky Supreme Court or a warrant signed by the Governor. "Insane" means the condemned person does not have the ability to understand:

   1. (a) That the person is about to be executed; and
   2. (b) Why the person is to be executed.

Effective: July 15, 1998

History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 156, effective July 15, 1998.