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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 39A.990 (2026)

Penalty

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Any person violating any provision of this chapter or any administrative regulation or order promulgated pursuant to this chapter for which another penalty is not specified shall be fined an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a first offense and not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each subsequent offense. Effective:February 2, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 6, effective February 2, 2021. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 27, effective July 15, 1998.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: Tony Ramsek v. Andrew Beshear, 989 F.3d 494 (6th Cir. 2021).
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Tony Ramsek v. Andrew Beshear, 989 F.3d 494 (6th Cir. 2021). “See Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 39A.990. While broad in scope, the Order left many activities unaffected.”
Theodore Roberts v. Robert Neace, 65 F.4th 280 (6th Cir. 2023). “Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 39A.990 (2020). After the Easter service, Kentucky officials sent Roberts, O’Boyle, and Daniel a notice that logged their presence at a prohibited gathering and warned them of future “enforcement measures,” including misdemeanor charges.”
Kentucky Off. of Homeland Sec. v. Christerson, 371 S.W.3d 754 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). “More troublesome though, is that the statutes are located within a chapter of the Kentucky Revised Statutes which further states “any person violating any provision of this chapter or any administrative regulation or order promulgated pursuant to this chapter for which another…”
Pleasant View Baptist Church v. Saddler (E.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 4× “See KRS § 39A.990; see also KRS § 532.020(2); KRS § 534.”
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Inc. of Nicholasville, Kentucky v. Beshear (E.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “See KRS § 39A.990; see also KRS § 532.020(2); KRS § 534.”
Cameron v. Beshear (E.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “5 Under KRS § 39A.990, violation of the recently promulgated executive orders is a Class A misdemeanor.”
Danville Christian Academy, Inc. v. Beshear (E.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “See KRS § 39A.990; see also KRS § 532.020(2); KRS § 534.”
Frantz v. Beshear (E.D. Ky. 2021). · cites it 2× “He also notes that violating the executive order constitutes a Class A misdemeanor under KRS 39A.990, and he contends that if officers arrested or cited Frantz for noncompliance, she would receive the same due process protections as any other defendant in a criminal case.”
Roberts v. Neace (E.D. Ky. 2021). · cites it 2× “In bold, the notice continues: “Failure to sign or comply with the agreement may result in further enforcement measures,” and “Please be advised that KRS 39A.990 makes it a Class A misdemeanor to violate an emergency order.”
Roberts v. Neace (E.D. Ky. 2022). “Notably, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, plaintiffs had attended in-person church services and, following those services, found a Notice on their vehicle informing them that their presence at that location was in violation of the “mass gathering” ban and that such violation of…”
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