KRS 137.990 — Penalties

(1) (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 pro mulgated 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.
(2) (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 t o 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 137.1 70 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 di rectly responsible for
the violation, or both, shall be punished as provided in this subsection.