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KRS 39E.990: Penalties.

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  1. KRS Chapter 39E

(1) Any person violating any provision of this chapter or any administrative regulation

promulgated or order issued pursuant to this chapter for which another penalty is

not specified shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) (a) When a person violates KRS 39E.120, 39E.130, 39E.190, or 39E.220, the

commission chairman shall proceed against that person under paragraph (b) of

this subsection or subsection (3) of this section but not both.

(b) Any person violating KRS 39E.120, 39E.130, or 39E.220 shall, upon t he first

conviction thereof, be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)

nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). If any offense is continued for

more than one (1) day, each day upon which the offense occurs or is continued

shall be consi dered and constitute a separate offense and a separate fine may

be imposed. Any person violating KRS 39E.120, 39E.130, or 39E.220 shall,

upon subsequent convictions, be fined not less than five hundred dollars

($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1, 000). If any offense is

continued for more than one (1) day, each day upon which such offense occurs

or is continued shall be considered and constitute a separate offense and a

separate fine may be imposed. Any person violating KRS 39E.190 shall, upon

the first conviction, be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor

more than twenty -five hundred dollars ($2,500). If any offense is continued

for more than one (1) day, each day upon which the offense occurs or is

continued shall be considered and constitute a separate offense and a separate

fine may be imposed. Any person violating KRS 39E.190 shall, upon

subsequent conviction, be fined not less than twenty -five hundred dollars

($2,500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). If any offense is

continued for more than one (1) day, each day upon which the offense occurs

or is continued shall be considered and constitute a separate offense and a

separate fine may be imposed.

(3) Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be assesse d a civil penalty

of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred

dollars ($500). If any violation is continued for more than one (1) day, each day

upon which the violation occurs or is continued shall be considered and con stitute a

separate violation and a separate civil penalty may be imposed therefor.

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