{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-314.991","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 314.991","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which no other penalty\nhas been provided shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five\nhundred dollars ($500). Each day he violates any provisions of this chapter shall be\nconsidered a separate offense.\n(2) Any person who willfully makes any false representation to the board in applying\nfor a license under this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars\n($500).\n(3) For any violation of this chapter where the board  has the power to deny, revoke,\nprobate, limit, or suspend a license, the board may, in lieu thereof or in addition to\nother remedies, impose a civil penalty against the violator of not more than ten\nthousand dollars ($10,000).\n(4) Any person who knowingly  violates KRS 314.031(1) or KRS 314.035(1) shall, for\nthe first occurrence, be imprisoned for not more than twelve (12) months or fined\nnot more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.\n(5) Any person who knowingly violates KRS 314.031(1) or KRS 314.035( 1) on a\nsecond or subsequent occasion shall be imprisoned for not more than five (5) years\nor fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.\n(6) Any unlicensed person who knowingly poses as someone else who does hold a\nlicense under this chap ter shall be guilty of a violation of KRS 314.031(1), and the\npenalties set out in subsections (4) and (5) of this section all apply to such conduct.\n(7) In addition to the penalties provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the\nboard may impose  civil penalties for violations of KRS 314.031(1) or KRS\n314.035(1) in an amount equal to one hundred dollars ($100) for each day during\nwhich a violation occurred or continued.\n(8) All civil penalties received and collected by the board shall be deposited  with the\nState Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, who shall place the money to\nthe credit of the revolving fund of the board.\n(9) Any civil penalty received and collected by the board may be recovered in an action\nbrought thereon in the name of th e Commonwealth of Kentucky in the Circuit\nCourt.\n(10) Whenever the board has reason to believe that any person is in violation or is about\nto violate any provision of this chapter, it may seek a restraining order, temporary or\npermanent injunction, or othe r civil remedy against such person in the Circuit\nCourt.\n(11) In order to obtain a temporary or permanent restraining order, or other equitable\nremedy, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law\ndoes not exist, nor shall it  be necessary to allege or prove that irreparable injury,\nloss, or damage will result if the injunctive relief is denied. Further, it shall not be\nnecessary to allege or prove that criminal action has been first instituted.","path":["KRS Chapter 314"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=30972","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:11Z","sha256":"1bf230f2a79ebf7c0350a7a89f7a4b85afba2d5d914cc71e803f0fe784ebdc72","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-314.990","next":"us-ky/krs-314a.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}