(1) As used in this section, "first responder" means:
- (a) A peace officer;
- (b) Paid or volunteer emergency medical services or rescue personnel;
- (c) A paid or volunteer member of an organized fire department; or
- (d) Personnel of a private nonprofit organization providing fire, rescue, or emergency medical services; engaged at the time of the act in the lawful performance of his or her duties.
- (2) A person is guilty of murder of a first responder when, with the intent to cause the death of a first responder, he or she causes the death of a first responder.
- (3) Notwithstanding KRS Chapter 532, murder of a first responder is a capital offense and the person shall be sentenced to death or imprisonment for life without benefit of probation or parole.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 25, effective July 15, 2024.