(1) A person is guilty of unsworn falsification to authorities when, with an intent to
mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he:
(a) Makes a material false written statement, which he does not believe, in an
application for any pecuniary or other benefit or in a record required by law to
be submitted to any governmental agency;
(b) Submits or invites reliance on any writing which he knows to be a forged
instrument, as defined in KRS 516.010; or
(c) Submits or invites reliance, except as provided in KRS 516.110, on any
sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object he knows to be false.
(2) Unsworn falsification to authorities is a Class B misdemeanor.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 199, effective January 1, 1975.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
7
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case:
Slaven v. Commonwealth, 962 S.W.2d 845 (Ky. 1997).
Slaven v. Commonwealth, 962 S.W.2d 845 (Ky. 1997).
“Compare KRS 523.100.) *856 The admission of statements 3,4, 7, 8, 9,12 and 14 constituted prejudicial error which requires reversal for a néw trial.”
Wilson v. Commonwealth, 601 S.W.2d 280 (Ky. 1980).
“KRS 523.100(l)(a) — falsification to authorities, Class B misdemeanor, or 3.”
Commonwealth v. Schumacher, 566 S.W.2d 762 (Ky. Ct. App. 1978).
“” In contending that dismissal of the indictment was error, the appellant places great stress on the fact that, in its memorandum in support of the order dismissing, the trial court stated “that if the defendant is guilty of supplying false information verbally, the charge…”
Eplion v. Burchett, 354 S.W.3d 598 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011).
“Upon remand, the circuit court shall enter an order consistent with this opinion.”
Buehner v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n, 271 S.W.3d 531 (Ky. 2008).
“In March of 2005, the Commonwealth and Runner entered into a plea agreement whereby Runner would plead guilty to the amended charge of unsworn falsification to authorities (KRS 523.100), a Class B misdemeanor, in exchange for the Commonwealth’s recommendation of a sentence of 30…”
Jeff Carpenter v. Kathleen Kenney (Ky. Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “450 for their retaliatory action and a conspiracy against him for falsely charging him and transferring him; (3) violation of KRS 523.100 for making and creating false documents and reports against him causing damages and resulting in his transfer, causing extreme emotional…”
Theresa Dunn v. Procarent, Inc. (W.D. Ky. 2022).
“The wrongful discharge claims (Counts IV–VI), on the other hand, allege that the Relators were terminated for refusing to violate “state and federal law,” including KRS 523.100. See ¶¶ 159, 165, 172. Procarent focuses only on the Relators’ actions in relation to the False Claim…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 523.100(l)(a) — 1 case
Wilson v. Commonwealth, 601 S.W.2d 280 (Ky. 1980).
“KRS 523.100(l)(a) — falsification to authorities, Class B misdemeanor, or 3.”
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