Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225
Section 527.090 - Fraudulent firearm transaction(1) As used in this section:(a) "Licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 923 and pursuant to any laws of this Commonwealth and engages in the business of dealing in firearms;(b) "Materially false information" means information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal; and(c) "Private seller" means a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm.(2) A person is guilty of fraudulent firearm transaction when he or she knowingly:(a) Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms to transfer a firearm under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this Commonwealth or the United States;(b) Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; or(c) Procures another to engage in conduct prohibited by this section.(3) Fraudulent firearm transaction is a Class D felony.Added by 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 121,§ 1, eff. 7/11/2012.