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KRS 311.590

Falsification of statement, forgery of documents, dishonesty, fraud, deceit, collusion, or conspiracy concerning licensure prohibited

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Urella v. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure (1997)

Most recently applied in Maggard v. Kinney (June 2019)

Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky

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(1) No person shall make any statement or submit any document, paper, or thing to the board, or to its executive director, or to any county clerk, relating in any manner to issuance, registration, suspension, or revocation of any license or permit, knowing same to be false, forged, or fraudulent.

(2) No person shall engage in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, collusion, or conspiracy in connection with any examination, hearings, or disciplinary proceedings conducted by the board.

(3) No person shall make or issue any false or counterfeit certificate that purports to have been issued by the board, or by its executive director, or forge the signature of any person thereon, or alter any such certificate that has been issued by the board or by its executive director.

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