(1) A person is guilty of unsworn falsification to authorities when, with an intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he:
- (a) Makes a material false written statement, which he does not believe, in an application for any pecuniary or other benefit or in a record required by law to be submitted to any governmental agency;
- (b) Submits or invites reliance on any writing which he knows to be a forged instrument, as defined in KRS 516.010; or
- (c) Submits or invites reliance, except as provided in KRS 516.110, on any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object he knows to be false.
- (2) Unsworn falsification to authorities is a Class B misdemeanor.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 94, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 199, effective January 1, 1975.