(1) For the purposes of KRS 520.120 and 520.130, a person renders assistance to another when he: (a) Harbors or conceals such person; or (b) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension, except that this does not apply to a warning given in conne ction with an effort to bring another into compliance with law; or (c) Provides such person with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension; or (d) Prevents or obstructs, by means of force, deception or i ntimidation, anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person; or (e) Volunteers false information to a law enforcement officer; or (f) Suppresses by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction any physica l evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of such person. (2) In any prosecution for hindering prosecution or apprehension it is a defense that the accused is the spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild of the person whose discovery or apprehension he sought to prevent.
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