(1) Any person who, with intent to defraud, violates any requirement imposed under KRS § 190.270 to KRS § 190.320 shall be liable to the transferee in an amount equal to the sum of:
(a) Three (3) times the amount of actual damages sustained or fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), whichever is the greater; and

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 190.310

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public highways that is self-propelled, including low-speed motor vehicles as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 190.010
  • Person: means a person, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, estate, or other legal entity. See Kentucky Statutes 190.010

(b) In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
(2) An action to enforce any liability created under subsection (1) of this section, may be brought in a Circuit Court of a county in which the purchaser of the motor vehicle resides.
Effective: June 19, 1976
History: Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 246, sec. 8, effective June 19, 1976.