Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS § 162.500 is liable to the board of education, in an action brought by the board of education, or by any citizen of the district, or by the chief state school officer, for the restoration of the wrongful appropriation. In addition, he is guilty of malfeasance in office and upon conviction shall forfeit his office, and may for each offense be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned from one (1) to five (5) years, or both so fined and imprisoned. One-half (1/2) of the fine shall be paid to the board of education by the collecting officer.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 261, effective July 13, 1990. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3219a-7.