Kentucky Statutes 131.626 – State entitled to recover costs of enforcement action — Tobacco control special fund created
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(1) In any action brought by the state to enforce KRS § 131.600 to KRS § 131.630, the state shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action, and attorneys’ fees from any entity or person found to be in violation of KRS
131.600 to 131.630.
(2) If a court determines that a person has violated KRS § 131.600 to KRS § 131.630, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts, or other benefit from the violation to be relinquished and paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the tobacco control special fund, which is hereby created. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the sole purpose of enforcement of KRS § 131.600 to KRS § 131.630.
(3) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by KRS
131.600 to 131.630 are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
Effective: July 1, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 10, effective July 1, 2015. — Created
2003 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 12, effective April 6, 2003.
131.600 to 131.630.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 131.626
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) If a court determines that a person has violated KRS § 131.600 to KRS § 131.630, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts, or other benefit from the violation to be relinquished and paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the tobacco control special fund, which is hereby created. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the sole purpose of enforcement of KRS § 131.600 to KRS § 131.630.
(3) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by KRS
131.600 to 131.630 are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
Effective: July 1, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 55, sec. 10, effective July 1, 2015. — Created
2003 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 12, effective April 6, 2003.