(1) Any person who violates subsections (1) to (4) of KRS § 161.164 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any school board candidate or school board member who willfully violates subsections (1) to (4) of KRS § 161.164 shall also be disqualified from holding the office of school board member.
(2) Any teacher or employee of a district who willfully violates subsections (1) to (4) of KRS § 161.164 shall be ineligible for employment in the common schools for a period of five (5) years.

Attorney's Note

Under the Kentucky Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 12 months up to $500
For details, see § 532.090

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 161.990

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

(3) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS § 161.190 shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
(4) Any teacher who violates any of the provisions of subsection (2) of KRS § 161.210 shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50) and upon conviction his certificate shall be revoked.
(5) A violation of any of the provisions of KRS § 161.661 or 161.690 is a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 228, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. — Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 87, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 36, sec.
1, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 274, sec. 1, effective June
1978. — Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 82, sec. 24. — Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 244, Art. IV, sec. 3. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 201, sec. 10. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4503-6, 4503-8,
4506b-50.