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139.990 Criminal penalties.
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Any person who executes:
(a) A resale certificate for property in accordance with KRS 139.270 knowing at
the time of purchase that such property is not to be resold by him in the
regular course of business, for the purpose of evading the tax imposed under
this chapter;
(b) An exemption certificate or a Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Certificate of Exemption for property in accordance with KRS 139.270,
knowing at the time of the purchase that he is not engaged in an occupation
that would entitle him to exemption status or any person who does not intend
to use the property in the prescribed manner; or
(c) A direct pay authorization for property not in accordance with an
administrative regulation promulgated by the department governing direct pay
authorizations;
shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
A person who engages in business as a seller in this state without a permit or
permits as required by this chapter or after a permit has been suspended, and each
officer of any corporation which is so engaged in business, shall be guilty of a Class
B misdemeanor.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 139.220, 139.380, or
139.700 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Any person who violates any of the regulations promulgated by the department shall
be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Any person, business, or motion picture production company falsifying expenditure
reports, applications, or any other statements made in securing the tax credit
afforded by KRS 139.538 shall be guilty of a Class D felony. Such motion picture
production companies shall be denied any tax credit to which they would otherwise
be entitled, and shall be prohibited from applying for any future credit afforded by
KRS 139.538.
Effective: July 1, 2011
History: Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 33, sec. 9, effective July 1, 2011. -- Amended
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 16, effective August 1, 2008. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts
ch. 141, sec. 28, effective July 1, 2007. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 451,
effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 32, effective July 1,
2004. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 16, effective July 14, 1992. -Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1986
Ky. Acts ch. 464, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 102,
sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 208, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 5, Art. I, secs. 80, 81, 82, and 83, effective February 5, 1960.
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