{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-18a.990","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 18A.990","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Any person who willfully violates any provision of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200 or of\nthe rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished\ntherefor with a sentence of from thirty (30) days to a maximum of six (6) months in\njail.\n(2) Any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under KRS 18A.005 to 18A.200\nshall, for a period of five (5) years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment\nin a position by the Commonwealth, and if he is an officer or employee of the\nCommonwealth, shall forfeit his office or position.\n(3) Any officer or employee of the classified service who willfully violates any of the\nprovisions of KRS 18A.140 shall forfeit his office or position, and for one (1) year\nshall be ineligible for any office or position in  the Commonwealth's service.\nViolation of KRS 18A.140 shall constitute a misdemeanor subject to a sentence of\nfrom thirty (30) days to a maximum of six (6) months in jail.","path":["KRS Chapter 18A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20441","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:41Z","sha256":"efe0ece2423075f330f5418d297d0f84d0f1ad274f4c9f77d93e79860a021909","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-18a.450","next":"us-ky/krs-19.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}