Penalties
KRS 156.990
in effect156.990. Penalties
(1) Any witness who fails, without legal excuse, to attend or to testify, when required by the chief state school officer under these provisions, shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each offense.
(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 156.395 to 156.476 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than three (3) months, or both.
(3) A violation of subsection (1) of KRS 156.483 shall cause the Department of Education to be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4) Any person who operates a non-school bus passenger vehicle to transport a student or students within the Commonwealth without holding a current valid license as required pursuant to KRS 156.153(3)(c) shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
Effective: July 1, 2026
History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 26, effective July 1, 2026. -- Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 3, effective April 4, 2024. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 168, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 345, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 16. History for former KRS 156.990: Repealed 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 17. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4384-15, 4421a-46.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56683Fetched: 10/20/2026