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2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 381 - Title to property and restrictions on use, ownership, and alienation
381.990 Penalties.

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KY Rev Stat § 381.990 (2021)
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381.990 Penalties. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Any officer who certifies an abstract in violation of KRS 381.240 or 381.250 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. In addition to such fine, the officer shall be liable personally and on his official bond to the person in possession of the lands, and to any and all other persons aggrieved thereby, to an action for damages sustained by such persons by reason of such certificate. Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 381.690 to 381.710 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of KRS 381.780 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25) for each offense. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Any person or corporation who violates KRS 381.697 shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of KRS 381.860 may be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each offense, and the county attorney and the Attorney General may prosecute the violator. In addition to the fine, the violator may be liable personally to any and all persons aggrieved by the violation and subject to an action for damages, plus court costs and plaintiffs' attorneys' fees. Effective: July 15, 1988 History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 284, sec. 3. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 282, sec. 1(4). -Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 2379a-3, 2741p-4.
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