The board may file a petition and proceed as provided in KRS 201.100, whenever it has probable cause to believe that any child under eighteen (18) years of age: (1) Is abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated by its parents; (2) Is habitually sent out or permitted to beg in public places or lives by begging; (3) Associates with persons who tend to corrupt and contaminate him or her; (4) Is known to be vicious or incorrigible; or (5) Has parents who are in constant habits of drunkenness or gross debauche ry or who are living together in unlawful cohabitation.
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