2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 527 - OFFENSES RELATING TO FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
527.090 Fraudulent firearm transaction.

Download as PDF 527.090 Fraudulent firearm transaction. (1) (2) (3) As used in this section: (a) "Licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 923 and pursuant to any laws of this Commonwealth and engages in the business of dealing in firearms; (b) "Materially false information" means information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal; and (c) "Private seller" means a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm. A person is guilty of fraudulent firearm transaction when he or she knowingly: (a) Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms to transfer a firearm under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this Commonwealth or the United States; (b) Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; or (c) Procures another to engage in conduct prohibited by this section. Fraudulent firearm transaction is a Class D felony. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Created 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2012.