164.993 Penalties for violation of KRS 164.9481 or 164.9483.

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(1)Any person, including campus personnel, who knowingly violates the provisions of

KRS 164.9481 and 164.9483, or who knowingly induces another, directly or

indirectly, to violate the provisions of those sections, shall be fined not less than

five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars

($1,500), or imprisoned in the county jail for up to thirty

(30)days, or both.

(2)In addition to the penalties required in subsection

(1)of this section, any person or

any postsecondary education institution who violates the provisions of KRS

164.9483 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than one thousand dollars

($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation for each day the

violation occurs or remains in effect. The state fire marshal shall have the authority,

after investigation, to assess and collect the fines. Any person or postsecondary

education institution aggrieved by an assessment of a civil fine may appeal to the

Franklin Circuit Court.