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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 131.626: State entitled to recover costs of enforcement action -- Tobacco control

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  1. KRS Chapter 131

special fund created.

(1) In any action brought by the state to enforce KRS 131.600 to 131.630, the state shall

be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, expert witnes s 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 131.630, the court

shall order any profits, gain, gross recei pts, 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 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.

Collected 2026-09-05T20:50:22Z. Source file · JSON

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