{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-523.100","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 523.100","heading":"Unsworn falsification to authorities.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of unsworn falsification to authorities when, with an intent to\nmislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he:\n(a) Makes a material false written statement, which he does not believe, in an\napplication for any pecuniary or other benefit or in a record required by law to\nbe submitted to any governmental agency;\n(b) Submits or invites reliance on any writing which he knows to be a forged\ninstrument, as defined in KRS 516.010; or\n(c) Submits or invites reliance, except as provi ded in KRS 516.110, on any\nsample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object he knows to be false.\n(2) Unsworn falsification to authorities is a Class B misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 523"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19901","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"cd9b2a846e7eb12d4efaa9e4aca47fba18fe2157a7488b3aaccbc570624b53b6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-523.090","next":"us-ky/krs-523.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}