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6.621 Extraterritorial application.

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6.621 Extraterritorial application. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may be convicted under this code <br>of an offense committed by his own conduct or the conduct of another for which he is <br>legally accountable when: <br>(1) Either the conduct or the result which is an element of the offense occurs within this state; (2) Conduct occurring outside the state is sufficient to constitute an attempt to commit an offense within the state; (3) Conduct occurring outside the state is sufficient to constitute a conspiracy to commit an offense within the state and an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy <br>occurs within the state; (4) Conduct occurring within this state establishes complicity in the commission of, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit, an offense in another jurisdiction <br>which is also an offense under this code; (5) The offense consists of the omission to perform a legal duty imposed by this code regardless of where that person is when the omission occurs; or (6) The offense is a violation of this code that expressly prohibits conduct outside the state. Effective: September 16, 1993 <br>History: Created 1993 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 3, effective September 16, 1993.