{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-517.090","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 517.090","heading":"Issuing false financial statement.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of issuing a false financial statement when, with intent to defraud,\nhe:\n(a) Knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe\nthe financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of some other person and\nwhich is inaccurate in some material respect; or\n(b) Represents in writing that a written instrument purporting to describe a\nperson's financial condition or ability to pay as of a prior date is accurate with\nrespect to that person's financial condition or abil ity to pay, knowing the\ninstrument to be materially inaccurate in that respect.\n(2) Issuing a false financial statement is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 517"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19845","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:02Z","sha256":"9da2ceeff0e80cf3091a20ccc5a6c6b5fa67a210f8580f2fda0d8d82dcf29b28","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-517.080","next":"us-ky/krs-517.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}