KRS 177.990: Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 177.230 to 177.310 shall be

guilty of a misdemeanor and upon arrest and conviction therefor, shall be fined not

less than five dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(2) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of KRS 177.841 to 177.890

shall, in addition to any other penalty herein provided, be fined not less than one

hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(3) Any person who violates the weight pr ovisions of KRS 177.9771 shall, upon

conviction, be fined in an amount equal to three cents ($0.03) per pound when the

excess is three thousand (3,000) pounds or less, five cents ($0.05) per pound when

the excess exceeds three thousand (3,000) pounds but i s less than four thousand

(4,000) pounds, seven cents ($0.07) per pound when the excess exceeds four

thousand (4,000) pounds but is less than five thousand (5,000) pounds, and nine

cents ($0.09) per pound when the excess exceeds five thousand (5,000) pound s. In

no case shall the fine be less than sixty dollars ($60) nor more than five hundred

dollars ($500).

(4) Any person who transports coal in violation of the weight provisions of KRS

189.221 and 189.222 and does not have a current decal or is not transpo rting coal

under a valid cooperative agreement within KRS 177.9771(4)(f), shall, in addition

to any applicable penalty prescribed by law, be fined five hundred dollars ($500)

and be required to purchase the decal described in KRS 177.9771(4).

(5) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 177.305 shall be fined not less than

twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.