Section 286.4-991 - Penalties(1) Any person who shall engage in the business regulated by this subtitle without first securing a license therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). Any loan contract made in violation of this subtitle shall be void and the lender shall have no right to collect any principal, charges or recompense whatsoever.(2) Any person who willfully violates any rule or order of the commissioner authorized under this subtitle, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, but no person may be imprisoned for violation of any rule or order of which that person did not have actual knowledge. This section shall not be deemed to limit the power of the commissioner to revoke any license as provided in KRS 286.4-490.Effective:7/15/2010
Amended 2010, Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 672, effective7/15/2010. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 157, sec. 6, effective 7/14/2000. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 204, sec. 26, effective 6/16/1960.