Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Penal Code (Ch. 500–534)
KRS (Penal Code) § 517.020: Deceptive business practices
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits deceptive business practices when knowingly using false weights/measures, selling short quantities, delivering adulterated or mislabeled goods, or taking excess payment. This is a Class A misdemeanor.
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