{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-431.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 431.120","heading":"Person first suing entitled to certain fines and forfeitures.","body":"The person who first, in good faith, brings an action for and recovers judgment shall be\nentitled to the penalty incurred by the defendant in all cases where a part or all of the fine\nor forfeiture is given by law to the person suing. No action or judgment  to screen the\noffender from a penalty, or to prevent an action for the penalty in good faith by another\nperson, shall be available against a prosecution carried on in good faith and without\ncollusion with the defendant.","path":["KRS Chapter 431"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18594","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:45Z","sha256":"238940f8b181c780368b5c83b9033d9e702b5a2695842ae179b7661638580229","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-431.110","next":"us-ky/krs-431.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}