As used in KRS § 431.2135 and KRS § 431.240:
(1) “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.

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(2) “Insane” means the condemned person does not have the ability to understand: (a) That the person is about to be executed; and
(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.