Hidden camera laws in Kentucky
The actual statute, in plain English — not a paraphrase of a paraphrase.
The statute
KRS § 531.090 (Voyeurism)
What it prohibits
Kentucky law bans intentionally using a camera, video recorder, or other image-recording device — or the unaided eye while unlawfully on someone’s property — to secretly observe, view, photograph, or film another person’s sexual conduct, genitals, an undergarment not meant to be seen publicly, or female breast, in a place where that person reasonably expected not to be watched, all without their consent. If the resulting images are sold, distributed, or divulged, the conduct instead falls under the separate, more serious offense of video voyeurism (KRS § 531.100).
Penalty
Class A misdemeanor — up to 12 months in jail and a fine of up to $500. Distributing or profiting from the images elevates the offense to video voyeurism, a Class D felony.
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