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KRS 242.990
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242.990. Penalties (1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, for which no other penalty is herein provided, shall, for the first offense, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; for the second offense, he shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; for the third and each subsequent offense, he shall be guilty of a Class D felony. (2) Any officer who violates subsection (2) of KRS 242.370 shall be guilty of a violation. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 30, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 222, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2554c-28, 2554c-32, 2554c-34.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11300Fetched: 10/20/2026

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