Kentucky Statutes 367.990 – Penalties
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(1) Any person who violates the terms of a temporary or permanent injunction issued under KRS § 367.190 shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation. For the purposes of this section, the Circuit Court issuing an injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the Attorney General acting in the name of the Commonwealth may petition for recovery of civil penalties.
(2) In any action brought under KRS § 367.190, if the court finds that a person is willfully using or has willfully used a method, act, or practice declared unlawful by KRS § 367.170, the Attorney General, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the Commonwealth, a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation, or where the defendant‘s conduct is directed at a person aged sixty (60) or older, a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation, if the trier of fact determines that the defendant knew or should have known that the person aged sixty (60) or older is substantially more vulnerable than other members of the public.
For details, see § 532.060 and § 532.090
(3) Any person with actual notice that an investigation has begun or is about to begin pursuant to KRS § 367.240 and KRS § 367.250 who intentionally conceals, alters, destroys, or falsifies documentary material is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Any person who, in response to a subpoena or demand as provided in KRS § 367.240 or 367.250, intentionally falsifies or withholds documents, records, or pertinent materials that are not privileged shall be subject to a fine as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(5) The Circuit Court of any county in which any plan described in KRS § 367.350 is proposed, operated, or promoted may grant an injunction without bond, upon complaint filed by the Attorney General to enjoin the further operation thereof, and the Attorney General may ask for and the court may assess civil penalties against the defendant in an amount not to exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) which shall be for the benefit of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(6) Any person, business, or corporation who knowingly violates the provisions of KRS
367.540 shall be guilty of a violation. It shall be considered a separate offense each time a magazine is mailed into the state; but it shall be considered only one (1) offense for any quantity of the same issue of a magazine mailed into Kentucky.
(7) Any solicitor who violates the provisions of KRS § 367.513 or 367.515 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(8) In addition to the penalties contained in this section, the Attorney General, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the Commonwealth a civil penalty of not more than the greater of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or two hundred dollars ($200) per day for each and every violation of KRS § 367.175.
(9) Any person who shall willfully and intentionally violate any provision of KRS
367.976 to 367.985 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(10) (a) Any person who violates the terms of a temporary or permanent injunction
issued under KRS § 367.665 shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. For the purposes of this section, the Circuit Court issuing an injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the Attorney General acting in the name of the Commonwealth may petition for recovery of civil penalties.
(b) 1. The Attorney General may, upon petition to a court having jurisdiction under KRS § 367.190, recover on behalf of the Commonwealth from any person found to have willfully committed an act declared unlawful by KRS § 367.667 a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.
2. In addition to any other penalties provided for the commission of the offense, any person found guilty of violating KRS § 367.667(1)(c):
a. Shall be punished by a fine of no less than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense and no less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any subsequent offense; and
b. Pay restitution of any financial benefit secured through conduct proscribed by KRS § 367.667(1)(c).
3. The Office of the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have concurrent enforcement powers as to fines, felonies, and misdemeanors under this paragraph.
(c) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of KRS § 367.652, 367.653,
367.656, 367.657, 367.658, 367.666, or 367.668 or who knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the Attorney General in filing statements or reports required by KRS § 367.650 to KRS § 367.670 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(11) Any dealer who fails to provide a statement under KRS § 367.760 or a notice under KRS § 367.765 shall be liable for a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per violation to be collected in the name of the Commonwealth upon action of the Attorney General.
(12) Any dealer or manufacturer who falsifies a statement under KRS § 367.760 shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) to be collected in the name of the Commonwealth upon action by the Attorney General.
(13) Any person who violates KRS § 367.805, 367.809(2), 367.811, 367.813(1), or
367.816 shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(14) Either the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have authority to prosecute violations of KRS § 367.801 to KRS § 367.819.
(15) A violation of KRS § 367.474 to KRS § 367.478 and 367.482 is a Class C felony. Either the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have authority to prosecute violators of KRS § 367.474 to KRS § 367.478 and 367.482.
(16) Any person who violates KRS § 367.310 shall be guilty of a violation.
(17) Any person, partnership, or corporation who violates the provisions of KRS
367.850 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(18) Any dealer in motor vehicles or any other person who fraudulently changes, sets back, disconnects, fails to connect, or causes to be changed, set back, or disconnected, the speedometer or odometer of any motor vehicle, to effect the sale of the motor vehicle shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(19) Any person who negotiates a contract of membership on behalf of a club without having previously fulfilled the bonding requirement of KRS § 367.403 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(20) Any person or corporation who operates or attempts to operate a health spa in violation of KRS § 367.905(1) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(21) (a) Any person who violates KRS § 367.832 shall be guilty of a Class C felony; and
(b) The appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have authority to prosecute felony violations of KRS § 367.832.
(22) (a) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS § 367.855 or 367.857 shall be guilty of a violation. Either the Attorney General or the appropriate county health department may prosecute violators of KRS § 367.855 or 367.857.
(b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any retail establishment if the wholesaler, distributor, or processor fails to comply with the provisions of KRS § 367.857.
(23) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant shall be guilty of a Class D felony when that telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant three (3) times in one (1) calendar year knowingly and willfully violates KRS § 367.46955(15) by making or causing to be made an unsolicited telephone solicitation call to a telephone number that appears in the current publication of the zero call list maintained by the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Protection.
(24) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor when that telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant uses a zero call list identified in KRS § 367.46955(15) for any purpose other than complying with the provisions of KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999.
(25) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant that violates KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense.
(b) The Attorney General, or any person authorized to act in his or her behalf, shall initiate enforcement of a civil penalty imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(c) Any civil penalty imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection may be compromised by the Attorney General or his or her designated representative. In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the Attorney General, or his or her designated representative, shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the financial resources of the telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant charged, the
gravity of the violation, the number of times the telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant charged has been cited, and the good faith of the telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of the violation.
(d) If a civil penalty is imposed under this subsection, a citation shall be issued which describes the violation which has occurred and states the penalty for the violation. If, within fifteen (15) working days from the receipt of the citation, the affected party fails to pay the penalty imposed, the Attorney General, or any person authorized to act in his or her behalf, shall initiate a civil action to collect the penalty. The civil action shall be taken in the court which has jurisdiction over the location in which the violation occurred.
(26) Any person who violates KRS § 367.500 shall be liable for a penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation. Either the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney may prosecute violations of KRS § 367.500.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 4, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 6, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 134, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 502, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 329, sec. 8, effective July
15, 1994. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 42, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 11, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 304, sec.
11, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 3, effective July
15, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 298, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 315, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 49, secs. 1, 10, 11, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 315, sec. 11, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 316, sec. 10(2), (3), effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 22; and ch. 216, sec. 6; and ch. 330, sec. 2. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 6, effective July 1, 1974 — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 4, secs. 17(1), (2), and 20(1), (2); ch. 23, sec. 2; and ch.
55, sec. 5.
(2) In any action brought under KRS § 367.190, if the court finds that a person is willfully using or has willfully used a method, act, or practice declared unlawful by KRS § 367.170, the Attorney General, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the Commonwealth, a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation, or where the defendant‘s conduct is directed at a person aged sixty (60) or older, a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation, if the trier of fact determines that the defendant knew or should have known that the person aged sixty (60) or older is substantially more vulnerable than other members of the public.
Attorney's Note
Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class C felony | between 5 and 10 years | between $1,000 and $10,000 |
| Class D felony | between 1 and 5 years | between $1,000 and $10,000 |
| Class A misdemeanor | up to 12 months | up to $500 |
| Class B misdemeanor | up to 90 days | up to $250 |
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 367.990
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Company: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, person, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: may extend and be applied to any corporation, company, partnership, joint stock company, or association. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) Any person with actual notice that an investigation has begun or is about to begin pursuant to KRS § 367.240 and KRS § 367.250 who intentionally conceals, alters, destroys, or falsifies documentary material is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Any person who, in response to a subpoena or demand as provided in KRS § 367.240 or 367.250, intentionally falsifies or withholds documents, records, or pertinent materials that are not privileged shall be subject to a fine as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(5) The Circuit Court of any county in which any plan described in KRS § 367.350 is proposed, operated, or promoted may grant an injunction without bond, upon complaint filed by the Attorney General to enjoin the further operation thereof, and the Attorney General may ask for and the court may assess civil penalties against the defendant in an amount not to exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) which shall be for the benefit of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(6) Any person, business, or corporation who knowingly violates the provisions of KRS
367.540 shall be guilty of a violation. It shall be considered a separate offense each time a magazine is mailed into the state; but it shall be considered only one (1) offense for any quantity of the same issue of a magazine mailed into Kentucky.
(7) Any solicitor who violates the provisions of KRS § 367.513 or 367.515 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(8) In addition to the penalties contained in this section, the Attorney General, upon petition to the court, may recover, on behalf of the Commonwealth a civil penalty of not more than the greater of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or two hundred dollars ($200) per day for each and every violation of KRS § 367.175.
(9) Any person who shall willfully and intentionally violate any provision of KRS
367.976 to 367.985 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(10) (a) Any person who violates the terms of a temporary or permanent injunction
issued under KRS § 367.665 shall forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. For the purposes of this section, the Circuit Court issuing an injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the Attorney General acting in the name of the Commonwealth may petition for recovery of civil penalties.
(b) 1. The Attorney General may, upon petition to a court having jurisdiction under KRS § 367.190, recover on behalf of the Commonwealth from any person found to have willfully committed an act declared unlawful by KRS § 367.667 a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation.
2. In addition to any other penalties provided for the commission of the offense, any person found guilty of violating KRS § 367.667(1)(c):
a. Shall be punished by a fine of no less than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense and no less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any subsequent offense; and
b. Pay restitution of any financial benefit secured through conduct proscribed by KRS § 367.667(1)(c).
3. The Office of the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have concurrent enforcement powers as to fines, felonies, and misdemeanors under this paragraph.
(c) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of KRS § 367.652, 367.653,
367.656, 367.657, 367.658, 367.666, or 367.668 or who knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the Attorney General in filing statements or reports required by KRS § 367.650 to KRS § 367.670 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(11) Any dealer who fails to provide a statement under KRS § 367.760 or a notice under KRS § 367.765 shall be liable for a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per violation to be collected in the name of the Commonwealth upon action of the Attorney General.
(12) Any dealer or manufacturer who falsifies a statement under KRS § 367.760 shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) to be collected in the name of the Commonwealth upon action by the Attorney General.
(13) Any person who violates KRS § 367.805, 367.809(2), 367.811, 367.813(1), or
367.816 shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
(14) Either the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have authority to prosecute violations of KRS § 367.801 to KRS § 367.819.
(15) A violation of KRS § 367.474 to KRS § 367.478 and 367.482 is a Class C felony. Either the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have authority to prosecute violators of KRS § 367.474 to KRS § 367.478 and 367.482.
(16) Any person who violates KRS § 367.310 shall be guilty of a violation.
(17) Any person, partnership, or corporation who violates the provisions of KRS
367.850 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(18) Any dealer in motor vehicles or any other person who fraudulently changes, sets back, disconnects, fails to connect, or causes to be changed, set back, or disconnected, the speedometer or odometer of any motor vehicle, to effect the sale of the motor vehicle shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(19) Any person who negotiates a contract of membership on behalf of a club without having previously fulfilled the bonding requirement of KRS § 367.403 shall be guilty of a Class D felony.
(20) Any person or corporation who operates or attempts to operate a health spa in violation of KRS § 367.905(1) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(21) (a) Any person who violates KRS § 367.832 shall be guilty of a Class C felony; and
(b) The appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney shall have authority to prosecute felony violations of KRS § 367.832.
(22) (a) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS § 367.855 or 367.857 shall be guilty of a violation. Either the Attorney General or the appropriate county health department may prosecute violators of KRS § 367.855 or 367.857.
(b) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any retail establishment if the wholesaler, distributor, or processor fails to comply with the provisions of KRS § 367.857.
(23) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant shall be guilty of a Class D felony when that telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant three (3) times in one (1) calendar year knowingly and willfully violates KRS § 367.46955(15) by making or causing to be made an unsolicited telephone solicitation call to a telephone number that appears in the current publication of the zero call list maintained by the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Protection.
(24) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor when that telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant uses a zero call list identified in KRS § 367.46955(15) for any purpose other than complying with the provisions of KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999.
(25) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant that violates KRS § 367.46951 to KRS § 367.46999 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense.
(b) The Attorney General, or any person authorized to act in his or her behalf, shall initiate enforcement of a civil penalty imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(c) Any civil penalty imposed under paragraph (a) of this subsection may be compromised by the Attorney General or his or her designated representative. In determining the amount of the penalty or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the Attorney General, or his or her designated representative, shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the financial resources of the telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant charged, the
gravity of the violation, the number of times the telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant charged has been cited, and the good faith of the telemarketing company, telemarketer, caller, or merchant charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of the violation.
(d) If a civil penalty is imposed under this subsection, a citation shall be issued which describes the violation which has occurred and states the penalty for the violation. If, within fifteen (15) working days from the receipt of the citation, the affected party fails to pay the penalty imposed, the Attorney General, or any person authorized to act in his or her behalf, shall initiate a civil action to collect the penalty. The civil action shall be taken in the court which has jurisdiction over the location in which the violation occurred.
(26) Any person who violates KRS § 367.500 shall be liable for a penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per violation. Either the Attorney General or the appropriate Commonwealth’s attorney may prosecute violations of KRS § 367.500.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 4, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 6, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 134, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 502, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 329, sec. 8, effective July
15, 1994. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 42, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 196, sec. 11, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 304, sec.
11, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 142, sec. 3, effective July
15, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 298, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 315, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 49, secs. 1, 10, 11, effective July 15, 1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 315, sec. 11, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 316, sec. 10(2), (3), effective June 17, 1978. — Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 22; and ch. 216, sec. 6; and ch. 330, sec. 2. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 281, sec. 6, effective July 1, 1974 — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 4, secs. 17(1), (2), and 20(1), (2); ch. 23, sec. 2; and ch.
55, sec. 5.