(1) Any person who violates KRS § 230.070 or KRS § 230.080(3) shall be guilty of a Class
D felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonybetween 5 and 10 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
Class B misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $250
For details, see § 532.060 and § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 230.990

  • Racing commission: means the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. See Kentucky Statutes 230.210
  • Sporting event: means an event at which two (2) or more persons participate in athletic contests, or an event that takes place in relation to athletic contests as approved by the racing commission but shall not include horse racing or amateur youth sports or athletic events in which the majority of participants are under the age of eighteen (18). See Kentucky Statutes 230.210
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.

(2) Any person who violates KRS § 230.090 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any person who violates KRS § 230.680 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Any person who refuses to make any report or to turn over sums as required by
KRS § 230.361 to KRS § 230.373 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(5) Any person failing to appear before the racing commission at the time and place specified in the summons issued pursuant to KRS § 230.260(12), or refusing to testify, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. False swearing on the part of any witness shall be deemed perjury and punished as such.
(6) (a) A person is guilty of tampering with or interfering with a horse race when, with the intent to influence the outcome of a horse race, he or she uses any device, material, or substance not approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on or in any participant involved in or eligible to compete in a horse race to be viewed by the public.
(b) Any person who, while outside the Commonwealth and with intent to influence the outcome of a horse race contested within the Commonwealth, tampers with or interferes with any equine participant involved in or eligible to compete in a horse race in the Commonwealth is guilty of tampering with or interfering with a horse race.
(c) Tampering with or interfering with a horse race is a Class C felony.
(7) Any participant who wagers on a sporting event in violation of KRS § 230.820 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(8) Any person tampering with the outcome of a sporting event in violation of KRS
230.820 is guilty of a Class C felony.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 147, sec. 17, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 494, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2009
Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 10, effective June 25, 2009. — Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 45, effective July 13, 2004. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 342, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 37, effective July 14, 1992; ch. 463, sec. 26, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 224, effective July
15, 1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 307, sec. 15, effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 209. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec.
17. — Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 10. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1326, 1327, 1328, 3990a-4.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1)(e) and (h), the Reviser of Statutes has changed a reference to “KRS
230.260(13)” to read “KRS § 230.260(12),” in order to correct an error resulting from the renumbering of subsections in 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 3.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). KRS § 230.680, referenced in subsection (3) of this statute, was repealed by 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 40, effective March 20, 1992.