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292.991 Penalties.
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Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter except KRS
292.440, or who willfully violates KRS 292.440 knowing the statement made to be
false or misleading in any material respect, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
Any person who willfully violates any rule or order of the commissioner, authorized
under this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; but no person may be
imprisoned for violation of any rule or order of which that person did not have
actual knowledge.
The commissioner may refer such evidence as may be available concerning
violations of this chapter or of any rule or order hereunder to the Attorney General
or the proper prosecuting authority, who may in his or her discretion, with or
without such a reference, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this
chapter.
Nothing in this chapter limits the power of the state to punish any person for any
conduct which constitutes a crime by statute or at common law.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 879, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts
ch. 346, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 265, sec. 17.
-- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 17, effective January 1, 1961.
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