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Last action · February 14, 2025

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Introduced February 12, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB442

AN ACT relating to aggravating circumstances.

Short title: Angela's Law

Amend KRS 532.025 to include abuse of a corpse of the victim of kidnapping or murder by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact as an aggravating circumstance; provide that the Act may be cited as Angela's Law.

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This bill would add a specific act — sexually abusing the body of a kidnapping or murder victim — to the list of aggravating circumstances that courts can consider when determining a sentence in capital cases. Being named an aggravating circumstance means this conduct could weigh toward a more severe penalty during sentencing. The bill may be cited as Angela's Law. Who it may affect: families of homicide and kidnapping victims, criminal defense attorneys, and prosecutors involved in capital cases.

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