Ky. Rev. Stat. § 509.020 : — KENTUCKY PENAL CODEKIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES — Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree TEXT PDF (1) A person is guilty of unlawful imprisonment in the first degree when he knowingly and unlawfully restrains another person under circumstances which expose that person to a risk of serious physical injury. (2) Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree is a Class D felony. KRS 509.020 Effective:1/1/1975 Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 74, effective1/1/1975.