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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) In any action brought by the state to enforce KRS 131.600 to 131.630, the state shall be entitled to recover the costs of investigation, expert witness fees, costs of the action, and attorneys' fees from any entity or person found to be in violation of KRS 131.600 to 131.630.
(2) If a court determines that a person has violated KRS 131.600 to 131.630, the court shall order any profits, gain, gross receipts, or other benefit from the violation to be relinquished and paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the tobacco control special fund, which is hereby created. Moneys in the fund shall be used for the sole purpose of enforcement of KRS 131.600 to 131.630.
(3) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or penalties provided by KRS 131.600 to 131.630 are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XI. Revenue and Taxation § 131.626.State entitled to recover costs of enforcement action; tobacco control special fund created - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xi-revenue-and-taxation/ky-rev-st-sect-131-626/
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