(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS § 237.030 to KRS § 237.050 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS § 237.030 to KRS § 237.050, and in so doing uses any destructive device or booby trap device to avoid detection by law enforcement or other government personnel or to avoid theft or detection by any other person, of any controlled substance as set forth in KRS Chapter 218A and held in violation of KRS § 218A.140, shall be guilty of a Class C 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 D felonybetween 1 and 5 yearsbetween $1,000 and $10,000
For details, see § 532.060

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Effective: July 14, 1992
History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 28, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch.
33, sec. 4.