{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-434.442","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 434.442","heading":"Fraudulent use of an educational record -- Penalty.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of fraudulent use of an educational record when that person,\nknowingly:\n(a) Falsely makes, completes, alters, or procures to be falsely made or altered, or\nassists in falsely making or altering, a diploma, certificate, license, or\ntranscript indicating academic achievement in an educational program issued\nby a secondary school, a postsecondary educational institution, or a\ngovernmental agency;\n(b) Sells, gives, buys, or obtains, or procures to be sold, given, bought or\nobtained, or assist s in selling, giving, buying, or obtaining, a diploma,\ncertificate, license, or transcript which he knows is false, indicating\neducational achievement in an educational program issued by a secondary\nschool, postsecondary educational institution, or a governmental agency;\n(c) Presents or uses as genuine a falsely made or altered diploma, certificate,\nlicense, or transcript indicating educational achievement in an educational\nprogram in a secondary school, postsecondary educational institution, or a\ngovernmental agency; or\n(d) Makes a false written representation of fact that he has received a degree or\nother certification indicating merit, educational achievement, or completion of\nan educational program involving study, experience, or testing from a\nsecondary school, a postsecondary educational institution, or governmental\nagency in an application for:\n1. Employment;\n2. Admission to an educational program;\n3. An award; or\n4. The purpose of inducing another to issue a diploma, certificate, license,\nor transcrip t indicating educational achievement in an educational\nprogram of a secondary school, postsecondary educational institution, or\na governmental agency.\n(2) Fraudulent use of an educational record is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 434"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18882","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:49Z","sha256":"c62f204a752d2840a9d46f454725f00cdf9db87af401cd602e445716fd34a03e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-434.441","next":"us-ky/krs-434.444"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}