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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 523.110 (2026)

Giving peace officer false identifying information

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(1) A person is guilty of giving a peace officer false identifying information when he or she gives a false name, address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has asked for the same in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties with the intent to mislead the officer as to his or her identity. The provisions of this section shall not apply unless the peace officer has first warned the person whose identification he or she is seeking that giving a peace officer false identifying information is a criminal offense.

(2) Giving a peace officer false identifying information is a Class B misdemeanor. Effective: July 15, 2016 History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2016. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 447, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Crouch v. Commonwealth, 323 S.W.3d 668 (Ky. 2010).
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Crouch v. Commonwealth, 323 S.W.3d 668 (Ky. 2010). · cites it 3× “See KRS 523.110. 3 . The final judgment issued by the trial court erroneously provides that Crouch was found guilty of the possession of marijuana charge.”
Allen v. Commonwealth, 395 S.W.3d 451 (Ky. 2013). “050), and two misdemeanor counts of giving a false name to a peace officer (KRS 523.110). 11 He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, which was probated.”
Curley v. Commonwealth, 895 S.W.2d 10 (Ky. Ct. App. 1995). “080), a violation; and giving a peace officer a false name or address (KRS 523.110), a Class B misdemeanor. On December 18,1992, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Commonwealth, Curley pled guilty to the amended charge of theft by unlawful taking under $300, a Class A…”
Kenneth Lamont Boone Jr v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “] -13- Alternatively, Boone committed the misdemeanor offense of giving a peace officer false information pursuant to KRS 523.110(1) if he gave: a false name, address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has asked for the same in the lawful discharge of his or her official…”
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Kenneth Lamont Boone, Jr. (Ky. 2022). “The misdemeanor crime of giving a peace officer false identifying information, which Boone asserts is a lesser-included offense, is governed by KRS 523.110(1), which provides: A person is guilty of giving a peace officer false identifying information when he or she gives a false…”
Joseph Pollard v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “Here, however, Pollard voluntarily provided Officer D’Aniello with what turned out to be false identifying information, which is a Class B misdemeanor pursuant to KRS 523.110.[1] Therefore, the Court is compelled to find 1 Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 523.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 523.110(1) — 3 cases
Crouch v. Commonwealth, 323 S.W.3d 668 (Ky. 2010). “See KRS 523.110. 3 . The final judgment issued by the trial court erroneously provides that Crouch was found guilty of the possession of marijuana charge.”
Kenneth Lamont Boone Jr v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “] -13- Alternatively, Boone committed the misdemeanor offense of giving a peace officer false information pursuant to KRS 523.110(1) if he gave: a false name, address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has asked for the same in the lawful discharge of his or her official…”
Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Kenneth Lamont Boone, Jr. (Ky. 2022). “The misdemeanor crime of giving a peace officer false identifying information, which Boone asserts is a lesser-included offense, is governed by KRS 523.110(1), which provides: A person is guilty of giving a peace officer false identifying information when he or she gives a false…”
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