{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-521.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 521.040","heading":"Unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters when:\n(a) While a public servant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept compensation\nfor advice or other assistance in preparing a bill, contract, claim or other\ntransaction o r proposal as to which he knows that he is likely to have an\nofficial discretion to exercise; or\n(b) He offers, pays or agrees to pay compensation to a public servant for advice or\nother assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim or othe r\ntransaction with knowledge that acceptance by the public servant is unlawful.\n(2) Unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 521"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19884","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"03faf07648b767ca6d5fdc1ff640908bbf8978a2943f8bfc981d849b3200dee8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-521.030","next":"us-ky/krs-521.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}