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KRS 517.110

Misapplication of entrusted property

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Buchholtz v. Dugan (1998)

Most recently applied in Futrell v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n (April 1999)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

(1) A person is guilty of misapplication of entrusted property when he applies or disposes of property that has been entrusted to him as a fiduciary, or property of the government or of a financial institution in a manner which he knows is unauthorized and involves substantial risk of loss or detriment to the owner of the property or to a person for whose benefit the property was entrusted.

(2) Misapplication of entrusted property is a Class A misdemeanor.

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