{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-341.990","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 341.990","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (11) of this section, any employee\nof any state agency who violates any of the provisions of KRS  341.110 to\n341.230 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.\n(2) Any  person subpoenaed  to appear and testify or produce evidence in an\ninquiry, investigation, or hearing conducted under this chapter who fails to obey\nthe subpoena shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.\n(3) Any  subject employer, or officer or agent of a subject employer, who violates\nsubsection (1) of KRS 341.470 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.\n(4) Any  person who violates subsection (2) of KRS  341.470 shall be guilty of a\nClass A misdemeanor.\n(5) (a) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation of\na  material fact or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to the\nsecretary to obtain or increase any benefit under this chapter or under an\nemployment  security law of any other state, or of the federal government,\neither for himself or herself or for any other person, business entity, or\norganization shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor unless:\n1. The  value of the benefits procured or attempted to be procured is\nfive hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than one thousand\ndollars ($1,000), in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor;\n2. The  value of the benefits procured or attempted to be procured is\none thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, in which case it is a Class D\nfelony; or\n3. The  person has three (3) or more convictions under subparagraph\n1. of this paragraph within the last five (5) years, in which case it is a\nClass D felony. The five (5) year period shall be measured from the\ndates on which the offenses occurred for which the judgments of\nconviction were entered.\n(b) If any  person commits  two (2) or more  separate offenses under\nparagraph (a) of this subsection within ninety (90) days, the offenses may\nbe  combined and treated as a single offense, and the value of the\nproperty in each  offense may  be  aggregated for the purpose of\ndetermining the appropriate charge.\n(6) (a) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation, or\nwho  knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to prevent or reduce the\npayment  of benefits to any worker entitled thereto, or to avoid becoming\nor remaining subject to this chapter, or to avoid or reduce any payment\nrequired of an employing unit under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class\nB misdemeanor unless:\n1. The  liability avoided or attempted to be avoided is five hundred\ndollars ($500) or more but less than one thousand dollars ($1,000),\nin which case it is a Class A misdemeanor;\n2. The  liability avoided or attempted to be avoided is one thousand\ndollars ($1,000) or more, in which case it is a Class D felony; or\n3. The  person has three (3) or more convictions under subparagraph\n1. of this paragraph within the last five (5) years, in which case it is a\nClass D felony. The five (5) year period shall be measured from the\ndates on which the offenses occurred for which the judgments of\nconviction were entered.\n(b) If any  person commits  two (2) or more  separate offenses under\nparagraph (a) of this subsection within ninety (90) days, the offenses may\nbe  combined and treated as a single offense, and the value of the\nproperty in each  offense may  be  aggregated for the purpose of\ndetermining the appropriate charge.\n(c) Any person who willfully fails or refuses to furnish any reports required, or\nto produce or permit the inspection or copying of records required in this\nchapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Each  such false\nstatement, representation or failure and each day of failure or refusal shall\nconstitute a separate offense.\n(7) In any prosecution for the violation of subsection (5) or (6) of this section, it\nshall be a defense if the person relied on the advice of an employee or agent of\nthe Office of Unemployment Insurance.\n(8) Any  person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or\nregulation under it, the violation of which is made unlawful or the observance of\nwhich is required under the terms of this chapter, and for which no specific\npenalty is prescribed in this chapter or in any other applicable statute, shall be\nguilty of a violation. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate\noffense.\n(9) In addition to the higher rates imposed under KRS  341.540(7), any person,\nwhether  or not an employing unit, who  knowingly advises or assists an\nemploying unit in the violation or attempted violation of KRS  341.540 or any\nother provision of this chapter related to determining the assignment of a\ncontribution rate shall be subject to a civil monetary penalty of not less than five\nthousand dollars ($5,000).\n(10) Proceeds from all penalties imposed under subsection (9) of this section and\nKRS  341.540  shall be  deposited in the unemployment  compensation\nadministration account and  shall be  expended  solely for the cost of\nadministration of this chapter consistent with KRS 341.240.\n(11) Any  person who violates the confidentiality provision in KRS  341.190(4) shall\nbe guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 341"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52459","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:30Z","sha256":"66122f6098816bd13e7700bc98ad7e6fd1d2b85855e20941ce96367e84e0b21a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-341.982","next":"us-ky/krs-342.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}