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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person who violates subsections (2) to (6) of KRS 61.874 shall be liable to the public agency from which the public records were obtained for damages in the amount of:
(1) Three (3) times the amount that would have been charged for the public record if the actual commercial purpose for which it was obtained or used had been stated;
(2) Costs and reasonable attorney's fees; and
(3) Any other penalty established by law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title VIII. Offices and Officers § 61.8745.Damages recoverable by public agency for person's misuse of public records - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-viii-offices-and-officers/ky-rev-st-sect-61-8745/
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