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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 178.990: Penalties.

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  1. KRS Chapter 178

(1) Any county road engineer who fails to comply with the provisions of KRS 178.050

shall be fined not less than ten ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for

each offense.

(2) Any county road engineer who makes a change in the location of a road with out

complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than twenty -

five dollars ($25).

(3) Any person who injures a sidewalk constructed under the provisions of KRS

178.290 and fails to repair or replace the sidewalk shall be fined not l ess than four

($4) nor more than fifty dollars ($50).

(4) Any owner or occupier of a dam who fails to comply with the provisions of KRS

178.300 shall be fined two dollars ($2) for every twenty -four (24) hours of

noncompliance. Where a milldam is carried aw ay or destroyed, the owner or

occupier shall not be subject to the fine until one (1) month after the mill has been

put in operation.

(5) If a fiscal court or county judge/executive willfully fails to perform any duty

required of it by the provisions of th is chapter, except KRS 178.170 and 178.210 to

178.240, every member of such court concurring in the failure shall be fined not

less than ten ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) by the Circuit Court of

the county.

(6) All fines imposed by this chapter shall be paid into the county road fund, except that

in case of a privately owned road or bridge, the fines shall accrue to the owner.

(7) No fines imposed by this chapter shall bar action for damages for breach of

contract.

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