Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 434.570 (2026)

False statement as to identity or financial condition

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In addition and supplemental to the acts proscribed under KRS 517.090, a person who makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement in writing, knowing it to be false and with intent that it be relied on, respecting his identity or that of any other person, firm, or corporation, or as to a material fact about his financial condition or that of any other person, firm, or corporation, for the purpose of procuring the issuance of a credit or debit card, is guilty of a Class D felony. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 51, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 67, sec. 3, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 325. -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 83, sec. 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1994–2016 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Goss, 428 S.W.3d 619 (Ky. 2014).
Commonwealth v. Goss, 428 S.W.3d 619 (Ky. 2014). · cites it 2× “Obtaining a credit card by making a false statement about identity is a crime under the act, specifically KRS 434.570. 2 Absent the language of KRS 514.”
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. David Thomas Sparks, 480 S.W.3d 278 (Ky. 2016). “When he-returned to Kentucky, the attorney - was arrested and he pled guilty'to two counts of false statement as to identity under KRS 434.570. Id. In Caudill , the attorney sought permanent disbarment after pleading guilty to embezzlement of money belonging to the United States…”
Commonwealth v. Lewis, 903 S.W.2d 524 (Ky. 1995). · cites it 2× “amendment of the statute effective July 14, 1992): (1) A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, a person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person: (a) Uses for the purpose of obtaining money,…”
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Rice, 229 S.W.3d 903 (Ky. 2007). “3(c) (deceitful conduct) arising out of his September 4, 2002 conviction of two (2) counts of False Statement as to Identity (KRS 434.570) in the Fayette Circuit Court.”
Kelley v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n, 883 S.W.2d 492 (Ky. 1994). “690(1), with fraudulently obtaining a credit card, a felony offense in violation of KRS 434.570, and with unlawfully receiving a credit card, a felony offense in violation of KRS 434.”
Jackson v. Commonwealth, 972 S.W.2d 286 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997). “650: (1) A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer, a participating party, a person, or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value, or any other person: (a) Uses for the purpose of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value a…”
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Rice, 141 S.W.3d 371 (Ky. 2004). “166 due to his pleas of guilty to two counts of False Statement as to Identification, in violation of KRS 434.570, a Class D Felony. Respondent, who admitted he made false statements to procure two credit cards, entered his guilty pleas in the Fay-ette Circuit Court on August 9,…”
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