# KRS § 615.990: 615.990 Penalties

> Kentucky · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C615_S615.990

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 615.990
- **Heading:** 615.990 Penalties
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 615 / Section 615.990

## Text

615.990 Penalties.

(1) Any person who violates KRS 615.040(4) shall be imprisoned in the county jail not

less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days, or fined not less than twenty-five

dollars ($25) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or both.

(2) Any person who upon thirty (30) days' notice fails to remove a child from the state

when required to do so under a bond as provided in KRS 615.040(5)(c) or (d) shall

forfeit one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be recovered upon the bond by a suit in the

name of the county in which the bond is filed.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 615.010 615.010 Interstate Compact for Juveniles -- Purpose -- Definitions -- Commission -- Powers -- Organization, rulemaking, enforcement -- Enactment by states -- Withdrawal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C615_S615.010.md)
- [KRS § 615.030 615.030 Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children. (Effective upon contingency)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C615_S615.030.md)
- [KRS § 615.040 615.040 Definitions -- Financial responsibility -- Placement in another state -- Bond. (Effective until contingency is met)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C615_S615.040.md)
- [KRS § 615.050 615.050 Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C615_S615.050.md)
- [KRS § 615.990 615.990 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TLI_C615_S615.990.md)

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