{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-222.990","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 222.990","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Any licensee or other person operating a private facility who fails to furnish any\nsuch data, statistics, schedules or information as required, or who files fraudulent\nreturns thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars\n($500).\n(2) Whoever knowingly establishes or maintains a private facility without a license\ngranted pursuant to this section shall, for a first offense, be subject to a fine of not\nmore than five hundred dollars ($500) and for each subsequent offense by a fine of\nnot more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than\ntwo (2) years, or both.\n(3) A person guilty of alcohol intoxication, or drinking alcoholic beverages in a public\nplace shall, for a first or second offense be fined not less than twenty-five dollars\n($25).\n(4) A person guilty of alcohol intoxication, or drinking alcoholic beverages in a public\nplace, shall for a third or subsequent offense within a twelve (12) month period be\nfined not less than twenty -five dollars ($25) nor m ore than one hundred dollars\n($100), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than five (5) nor more than\nninety (90) days, or both. Subsequent offenses not within the twelve (12) month\nproscription of this section shall be dealt with under subsection (3) of this section.\n(5) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law for violation of subsections (1)\nand (2) of KRS 222.202, the court may sentence the person to an alcohol or\nsubstance abuse treatment or education program subject to the follow ing terms and\nconditions for a third or subsequent offender:\n(a) The sentence shall be for a period of up to six (6) months and the program\nshall provide an assessment to the court of the defendant's alcohol or other\nsubstance abuse problems.\n(b) Each defendant shall pay the cost of the treatment or education program up to\nhis ability to pay but no more than the actual cost of the treatment.\n(c) A defendant may upon written recommendation to the court by the\nadministrator of the program, be released by the court prior to the expiration\nof the six (6) month period.\n(d) Failure to complete the treatment program or to pay the amount specified by\nthe treatment program shall constitute contempt of court and the court may, in\naddition to any other remedy for contempt, reinstitute all penalties which were\npreviously imposed but suspended or delayed pending the completion of\ntreatment or education program.","path":["KRS Chapter 222"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=9956","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:34Z","sha256":"9beb014146b471a167cd068e035f3cd293ac9d14392097228d12354fe2478e02","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-222.510","next":"us-ky/krs-223.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}