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KRS 62.990

Penalties

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth ex rel. Breckinridge v. Marshall (1962)

Most recently applied in Gourley v. Commonwealth (August 2010)

Effective: March 13, 2009 History: Amended 2009 Ky

(1) Any person who violates KRS 62.010(1) or 62.050(1) on or after the date thirty (30) days after January 27, 1995, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(2) (a) If any person violates KRS 62.010(2) or (3) before January 1, 2010, his or her office shall be considered vacant.

(b) If any person violates KRS 62.010(2) or (3) on or after January 1, 2010, his office shall be considered vacant, and he shall not be eligible for the same office for two (2) years.

(3) Any person convicted or removed from office under subsection (2) of this section prior to January 10, 1995, may apply to the Circuit Court for relief from the disability of being unable to serve in office. The Circuit Court, upon receipt of the application, shall modify the sentence to remove the disability of holding the office. This subsection shall not be construed to require the removal from office of a person who has been appointed to fill the remainder of the term of a person removed from office under KRS 62.050 and 62.990.

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