{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-190.990","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 190.990","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, any person who violates or\ncauses, aids, or abets any violation of any provision of KRS 190.010 to 190.080 and\nKRS Chapter 190A, as such provisions apply, respectively, to new motor vehicle\ndealers, new  recreational vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors, factory\nbranches, or factory representatives, or any order, rule or administrative regulation\nlawfully issued pursuant to authority granted by KRS 190.010 to 190.080 shall be\nfined not less than t wenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars\n($500), or imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. Any person who\nviolates KRS 190.040(1)(l), (m), or (n) may also be subject to a suspension or\nrevocation sentence of not more tha n a year effective only in the territory formerly\nserved by the unfairly canceled dealer, except that in a metropolitan area serviced\nby several dealers handling the same motor vehicle or recreational vehicle, the\nsuspension or revocation order shall not be applicable to the remaining dealers.\n(2) Any person who willfully and intentionally violates any provision of KRS 190.090\nto 190.140 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not\nmore than five hundred dollars ($500).\n(3) A willful violation of KRS 190.100 or 190.110 by any person shall bar his or her\nrecovery of any finance charge, delinquency, or collection charge on the retail\ninstallment contract involved.\n(4) Any person who willfully violates KRS 190.270 to 190.320 shall be subject to a\npenalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation, which may be recovered on\nbehalf of the Commonwealth by the Attorney General.\n(5) Any person who willfully and fraudulently gives a false statement as to the total and\nactual consideration paid for a motor vehicle under KRS 138.450 shall be guilty of\na Class D felony and shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per\noffense.\n(6) Any licensee who violates KRS 186A.100, 186A.105, 186A.110, or 186A.990(4)\nmay be subject to the following penalties levied by the commission:\n(a) For the first offense, a warning or a fine of up to one thousand dollars\n($1,000) per violation;\n(b) For the second offense within a two (2) year period, a fine of up to two\nthousand dollars ($2,000) per  violation and a suspension of the licensee's\nlicense for up to one (1) year; and\n(c) For the third offense within a two (2) year period, a fine of up to two thousand\ndollars ($2,000) per violation and a revocation of the licensee's license.\n(7) In addition to any other penalty provided in KRS 190.350 to 190.365, any person\nwho violates any provision of KRS 190.350 to 190.365 or any order issued\nthereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not\nless than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).\nEach day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.","path":["KRS Chapter 190"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57079","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:45Z","sha256":"1001f852c885e450045248771b66ff5ea4e99bdd2db793c9487cf2065c1484c0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-190.365","next":"us-ky/krs-190.991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}