434.155 Filing illegal lien. (1) A person is guilty of filing an illegal lien when he files a document or lien that he knows or should have known was forged, groundless, contained a material misstatement, or was a false claim. It shall be an affirmative defense that any material misstatement was not intentional. (2) Filing an illegal lien is a Class D felony for the first offense, a Class C felony for any second offense, and a Class B felony for any subsequent offense. Effective: July 15, 1998 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 606, sec. 54, effective July 15, 1998.