{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-353.990","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 353.990","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of KRS 353.050 to 353.130\nor KRS 353.200 relating to the manner of drilling and casing or plugging and filling\nany well, or fixing the distance from wells within which mining operations may not\nbe conducted, or any person who willfully violates any of the terms of an order of\nthe department allowing mining operations within a lesser distance of any well than\nthat prescribed by this chapter shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars\n($200) or imprisoned in jail for not more than twelve (12) months, or both.\n(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) of KRS 353.150\nshall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense and in addition thereto\none hundred dollars ($100) f or each thirty (30) days the violation continues. The\npenalty shall be recovered in a civil action in the name of the Commonwealth for\nthe use of the county in which the well is located.\n(3) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 353.160 shal l be fined not\nmore than two hundred dollars ($200) and, if the offender is a natural person,\nimprisoned not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months. Each day that\nthe violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.\n(4) Any person who  violates any of the provisions of subsection (1) of KRS 353.180\nshall be fined not less than one hundred ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars\n($1,000).\n(5) If any person violates any of the provisions of KRS 353.190 he shall be fined five\ndollars ($5) for every twenty-four (24) hours that the violation continues.","path":["KRS Chapter 353"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=33164","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:40Z","sha256":"a78ffac7210fdcdf86ef6b12f8c36bccbe6221932250b60d2920a142b04c851b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-353.812","next":"us-ky/krs-353.991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}