The following definitions apply in KRS § 508.100 to KRS § 508.120 unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Abuse” means the infliction of physical pain, injury, or mental injury, or the deprivation of services by a person which are necessary to maintain the health and welfare of a person, or a situation in which an adult, living alone, is unable to provide or obtain for himself the services which are necessary to maintain his health or welfare.

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(2) “Physically helpless” and “mentally helpless” means a person who lacks substantial capacity to defend himself or solicit protection from law enforcement agencies.
Effective: July 15, 1982
History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 168, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1982.