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Fleeing the Police

KRS 520.100 — driving on after a recognized officer's direction to stop is a Class D felony

  • Second degree: while driving, with intent to elude, knowingly or wantonly disobeying a recognized officer's direction to stop the vehicle.
  • It is a Class D felony, and no probation, shock probation, conditional discharge or parole until at least 50 percent of the sentence is served.
  • KRS 520.100
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First degree adds a listed condition: fleeing just after domestic violence, while driving under the influence or on a DUI suspension, or causing or creating a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death.

  • KRS 520.095
Sources for this section (2)
  1. KRS 520.095 — Fleeing or evading police in the first degree
  2. KRS 520.100 — Fleeing or evading police in the second degree

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kentucky attorney.

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