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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIV. Libraries and Archives § 171.788.Penalties for destruction or alteration

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Destruction, removal, sale, gift, loan, or significant alteration of a site designated as a military heritage site without the written approval of the commission or the commission's rescinding the designation of the site as a military heritage site is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense.

(2) Destruction, removal, sale, gift, loan, or significant alteration of an object designated as a military heritage object without the written approval of the commission or the commission's rescinding the designation of the object as a military heritage object is a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for each subsequent offense.

(3) The provision of this section shall not apply to repair, restoration, and temporary loan activities which are permitted by KRS 171.786.

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