(1) Any person who exercises any of the functions of a nonelective peace officer or deputy peace officer in violation of the provisions of KRS § 61.300 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS § 61.360 shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or both.

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 61.990

  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.

(3) Any person who willfully violates the provisions of KRS § 61.102(1) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(4) A court, in rendering a judgment in an action filed under KRS § 61.102 and KRS § 61.103, shall order, as it considers appropriate, reinstatement of the employee, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, exemplary or punitive damages, or any combination thereof. A court may also award the complainant all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees.
History: Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 301, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended
1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 43, effective July 13, 1984. — Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1(2), effective July 15, 1980; and ch. 188, sec. 22, effective July 15,
1980. — Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 383, sec. 2, effective June 17, 1978. — Created
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 181, sec. 10.
Legislative Research Commission Note. KRS § 61.990(2) was formerly a part of KRS
61.300 as amended by Acts 1980, ch. 24, § 1, and was renumbered by the Reviser of
Statutes in 1980.