{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-365.690","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 365.690","heading":"Enforcement by Attorney General or county attorney -- Civil penalty.","body":"(1) The Attorney General or county attorney may enforce the provisions of KRS\n365.650 to 365.695 by civil action for injunctive relief in the Circuit Court of his\ncounty. In the action to obtain the injunction, it shall be sufficient to allege and\nprove that a violation of KRS 365.650 to 365.695 has occurred or is about to occur,\nand it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that any person has been damaged or\nsustained any loss as a result of any violation of KRS 365.650 to 365.695.\n(2) When the provisions of KRS 365.650 to 365.695 are enforced through civil action,\nthe Attorney General or county attorney may ask for and the court may assess a civil\npenalty for the benefit of the Commonwealth, not to exceed the sum of two\nthousand dollars ($2,000). The penal ty shall be in lieu of all penalties set forth in\nKRS 365.990(8).\n(3) Nothing in KRS 365.650 to 365.695 shall be construed to limit or restrict the\nexercise of powers or the performance of duties the Attorney General is authorized\nto exercise or perform under any provision of law.","path":["KRS Chapter 365"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=34839","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:02Z","sha256":"8c44afa42abe2a95754d932efb5b9bd21ba39798b23342a769795d5a6efb639f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-365.687","next":"us-ky/krs-365.695"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}