KRS 78.990: Penalties.

Any person who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of KRS 78.400 to 78.460

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not

less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by

imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months or by both such fine and

imprisonment and if such person be an applicant for any employment covered hereby, he

shall be excluded from such examination for a period of three (3) years thereafter and if

the n ame of such person be on any eligible list of the said board, his name shall be

removed therefrom and if he be an officer or employee of the county, he shall be removed

forthwith therefrom and be ineligible for any such appointment to public office or

employment for a period of three (3) years thereafter.