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KRS 205.990

Penalties

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Posey v. Commonwealth (2006)

Most recently applied in Posey v. Commonwealth (February 2006)

Effective: July 1, 2025 History: Amended 2023 Ky

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(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 205.170 or subsections (1) to (3) of KRS 205.175 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who violates subsection (4) of KRS 205.175 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

(3) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of KRS 205.310, or any rule or regulation thereunder, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Each failure or violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(4) Any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other financial institution which fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) of KRS 205.835 or which submits fraudulent information to the cabinet shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(5) Any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, investment company, savings institution, trust company, insurance or annuity company, pension or profit-sharing trust company, or other financial institution failing to comply with provisions of KRS 405.430(11) shall be subject to a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each failure to comply.

(6) Any person or financial institution that fails to comply with the provisions of KRS 15.844 or any administrative regulation promulgated under KRS 15.844, within ninety (90) days after notification by the cabinet shall, unless the failure is due to reasonable cause as defined in KRS 131.010, be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each full month of noncompliance. The fine shall begin on the first day of the month beginning after the expiration of the ninety (90) days.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.