Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 517.090 (2026)

Issuing false financial statement

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(1) A person is guilty of issuing a false financial statement when, with intent to defraud, he: (a) Knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe the financial condition or ability to pay of himself or of some other person and which is inaccurate in some material respect; or (b) Represents in writing that a written instrument purporting to describe a person's financial condition or ability to pay as of a prior date is accurate with respect to that person's financial condition or ability to pay, knowing the instrument to be materially inaccurate in that respect. (2) Issuing a false financial statement is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 153, effective January 1, 1975.

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Cited in 1 case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Goss, 428 S.W.3d 619 (Ky. 2014).

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Commonwealth v. Goss, 428 S.W.3d 619 (Ky. 2014). “570, which is titled "False statement as to identity or financial condition," states: 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…”

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