(1) Any person who shall engage in the business regulated by this subtitle without first securing a license therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). Any loan contract made in violation of this subtitle shall be void and the lender shall have no right to collect any principal, charges or recompense whatsoever.
(2) Any person who willfully violates any rule or order of the commissioner authorized under this subtitle, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, but no person may be imprisoned for violation of any rule or order of which that person did not have actual knowledge. This section shall not be deemed to limit the power of the commissioner to revoke any license as provided in KRS § 286.4-490.

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.090

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 286.4-991

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the Department of Financial
    Institutions. See Kentucky Statutes 286.1-010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: means a natural person, or any type or form of corporation, company, partnership, proprietorship, association, or other legal entity. See Kentucky Statutes 286.1-010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 672, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. — Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch.
204, sec. 26, effective June 16, 1960.
Formerly codified as KRS § 288.991.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). In accordance with 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 247, secs. 38 and 39, this statute has been renumbered as a section of the Kentucky Financial Services Code, KRS Chapter 286, and KRS references within this statute have been adjusted to conform with the 2006 renumbering of that code.