137.990 Penalties.

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(a)Any person who engages in any business or sells or offers to sell or has on

hand for the purpose of sale any article or exercises any privilege for which a

license is required or imposed by KRS 137.115 before procuring the license

and paying the tax shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor

more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense, unless otherwise

specifically provided;

(b)Any county clerk who violates any of the provisions of KRS 137.115, or any

administrative regulation promulgated by the Department of Revenue

thereunder, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one

thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense; and

(c)Any person who makes a false statement in securing a license under KRS

137.115 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(a)Any person who violates any provision of KRS 137.120 to 137.160 shall be

subject to the uniform civil penalties imposed pursuant to KRS 131.180; and

(b)Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 137.120 to 137.160

may be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five

hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not less than thirty

(30)days nor

more than six

(6)months, or both.

(3)Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 137.170 or 137.180 shall be

fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county jail

not more than thirty

(30)days, or both so fined and imprisoned. If the offender is a

corporation, the principal officer or the officer or employee directly responsible for

the violation, or both, shall be punished as provided in this subsection.