.060 Felonies, misdemeanors and violations defined.
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431.060 Felonies, misdemeanors and violations defined.
Offenses are either felonies, misdemeanors, or violations:
(1) Offenses punishable by death or confinement in the penitentiary, whether or not a
fine or other penalty may also be assessed, are felonies.
(2) Offenses punishable by confinement other than in the penitentiary, whether or not a
fine or other penalty may also be assessed are misdemeanors.
(3) Offenses punishable by a fine only or by any other penalty not cited herein, whether
in combination with a fine or not, are violations.
Effective: July 1, 1980
History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 309, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1980. -- Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1127.