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KRS 382.990: Penalties.

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  1. KRS Chapter 382

(1) Any grantor of a deed or any holder of a note who lodges for record a deed,

instrument, or deed assigning a note or a deed of release or an instrument wherein

there is a release, and any county clerk or deputy county clerk who receives and

permits to be lo dged for record any such instrument or deed contrary to the

provisions of KRS 382.110, 382.120, 382.290, or 382.360, shall be guilty of a

violation; the clerk or deputy who actually receives and files the instrument for

record shall incur the penalty, but no clerk or deputy shall be fined because of any

false or erroneous statement in the instrument filed.

(2) Any person who willfully and fraudulently makes affidavit to any statement

mentioned in KRS 382.120, which is false, knowing the statement to be fals e, shall

be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and in addition shall be liable to any person

who may be injured by the making, filing, recording, or use of the affidavit.

(3) Any person who causes to be recorded in a county clerk's office a deed, deed of

trust, or mortgage in violation of KRS 382.330, or fails to file the statement

required by KRS 382.380, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(4) Any county clerk who records a deed or mortgage in violation of KRS 382.330 shall

be guilty of a violation.

(5) Any county clerk who, by himself or deputy, fails to perform any duty enjoined

upon him by any of the provisions of KRS 382.110, 382.160, 382.180 to 382.200,

382.210, 382.250, 382.300 to 382.320, 382.360, or 382.370 shall be guilty of a

violation.

(6) Any person who knowingly and intentionally gives a false name or address in any

instrument or assignment mentioned in KRS 382.430, shall be guilty of a Class A

misdemeanor.

(7) Any county clerk who fails to perform his duties under KRS 382.430, shall be guilty

of a violation.

(8) Any person who willfully and fraudulently gives a false statement as to the full

actual consideration of property or the full estimated value under KRS 382.135,

shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

(9) Any mortgage holder that fails to file a deed in lieu of foreclosure pursuant to KRS

382.110(9) shall be guilty of a violation.

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