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237.070 Prohibition against sale or transfer of firearm to convicted felon

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KY Code › Title XIX › Chapter 237 › Section 237.070

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237.070 Prohibition against sale or transfer of firearm to convicted felon.

(1) No person shall knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to any person prohibited from

possessing it by KRS 527.040.

(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section is guilty of

a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) Any firearm transferred in violation of this section shall be subject to forfeiture and

shall be disposed of pursuant to KRS 237.090.

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