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KRS § 367.469 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.469
367.469 Requirement of permit from Attorney General -- Surety bond -- Authority to promulgate administrative regulations
Status: in_force

367.469 Requirement of permit from Attorney General -- Surety bond -- Authority

to promulgate administrative regulations.

(1) Unless covered by one (1) of the exceptions in KRS 367.461(3), and prior to using

automated calling equipment to call telephone numbers in this Commonwealth, a

person or company shall first obtain a permit from the Attorney General. The

application for permit shall include:

(a) Name, address, and telephone number of the company or person utilizing the

equipment;

(b) If the address required by paragraph (a) of this subsection is not in Kentucky,

the name and address of a designated agent for the automated calling

equipment operator located in Kentucky;

(c) A surety bond executed by the automated calling equipment operator from a

surety company authorized to do business in this Commonwealth for the sum

of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), to be maintained continuously in full force

and effect. The Attorney General may accept an alternate form of surety, such

as a letter of credit, for an operator demonstrating financial responsibility.

(2) The Attorney General shall promulgate administrative regulations to govern the

issuance, revocation, suspension, or reissuance of permits for automated calling

equipment operators utilizing equipment to call telephone numbers located in

Kentucky. The Attorney General may revoke permits for any violation of KRS

367.461, 367.463, or 367.465, following an administrative hearing conducted in

accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
KRS § 213.041 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 213 / Section 213.041
213.041 National uniformity of documents
Status: in_force

213.041 National uniformity of documents.

(1) In order to promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the system of vital

statistics, the forms of certificates and reports required by this chapter, or by

administrative regulations adopted hereunder, shall include, as a minimum, the

items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics.

(2) Each certificate, report, and other documents required by this chapter shall be on a

form or in a format prescribed by the cabinet with due consideration for national

uniformity.

(3) No certificate shall be held to be complete and correct that does not supply all items

of information called for therein or satisfactorily account for their omission, except

as provided in KRS 199.570(3). If a certificate is incomplete, the state registrar shall

immediately notify the responsible person and require that person to supply the

missing items, if that information can be obtained.

(4) All vital records shall contain the data required for registration.

(5) No person shall charge or collect from any member of a family in which a birth or

death occurs, any fee for completing and filing a report, or any other act or duty

imposed upon them by this chapter.
KRS § 412.150 — KY Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 412 / Section 412.150
412.150 Creditor to be made defendant -- Provisional remedies allowed
Status: in_force

412.150 Creditor to be made defendant -- Provisional remedies allowed.

(1) The creditor must be made defendant to an action brought pursuant to KRS

412.140, but shall not be liable for costs.

(2) The provisions of KRS 425.301 to 425.316 and KRS 425.501 to 425.526 shall

apply to such action.
KRS § 351.370 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 351 / Section 351.370
351.370 Purchase of explosives
Status: in_force

351.370 Purchase of explosives.

Any person who is a resident of this Commonwealth and who uses explosive materials in

the conduct of business or occupation may lawfully purchase explosive materials from a

seller located or residing in a state contiguous to this Commonwealth; provided, such

person is properly licensed or registered under KRS 351.315 to 351.375.
KRS § 39E.040 — KY Code / Title V / Chapter 39E / Section 39E.040
39E.040 Duties -- Appointment of committees
Status: in_force

39E.040 Duties -- Appointment of committees.

The commission shall:

(1) Appoint local emergency planning committees and revise these committees as it

deems appropriate. The committees shall include, as a minimum, representatives

from each of the following groups:

(a) Elected local officials;

(b) Law enforcement;

(c) Emergency management;

(d) Fire service;

(e) First aid;

(f) Health service;

(g) Local environmental;

(h) Hospital;

(i) Transportation;

(j) Broadcast and print media;

(k) Community groups; and

(l) Owners and operators of facilities subject to this chapter;

(2) Adopt standards and procedures for the operations of local committees;

(3) Develop reporting requirements and procedures consistent with those of Title III,

Pub. L. No. 99-499, for individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies that

manufacture, use, store, or transport hazardous substances;

(4) Develop guidance and standards for plans related to hazardous substances;

(5) Approve, disapprove, and, where necessary, make recommendations to improve

plans developed by local emergency planning committees;

(6) Recommend administrative regulations to the director for issuance by the Division

of Emergency Management to implement provisions of this chapter, consistent with

Title III, Pub. L. No. 99-499;

(7) Receive from any source and authorize the expenditure of funds;

(8) Develop policies relating to the training of committees and persons subject to

respond to releases of hazardous substances;

(9) Develop policies relating to exercising and testing plans developed by local

emergency planning committees;

(10) Specify a warning point to which all required emergency notifications shall be

made;

(11) Develop a procedure by which facilities may report the presence and inventories of

hazardous substances and by which members of the public may obtain these reports;

(12) Annually review all commission policies and procedures and update them as

necessary; and

(13) Adopt policies for the conduct of the business and duties of the commission.
KRS § 80.130 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 80 / Section 80.130
80.130 Advertisement for bids -- When required
Status: in_force

80.130 Advertisement for bids -- When required.

No contract or agreement with any contractor for the construction of low-income housing

exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be made without advertising for bids. The

bids shall be opened publicly and an award made to the best bidder, with power in the

authority to reject any or all bids.
KRS § 14.105 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 14 / Section 14.105
14.105 Acceptance of electronic signatures
Status: in_force

14.105 Acceptance of electronic signatures.

(1) The Secretary of State may accept electronic signatures to meet the filing

requirements for a:

(a) Corporation as required in KRS Chapter 271B;

(b) Nonprofit corporation as required in KRS Chapter 273;

(c) Professional service corporation as required in KRS Chapter 274;

(d) Limited liability company as required in KRS Chapter 275;

(e) Partnership as required in KRS Chapter 362;

(f) Partnership as required in Subchapter 1 of KRS Chapter 362;

(g) Limited partnership as required in Subchapter 2 of KRS Chapter 362;

(h) Cooperative corporations and associations as required in KRS Chapter 272 or

272A;

(i) Business trust as required in KRS Chapter 386 or a statutory trust under KRS

Chapter 386A;

(j) Rural electric and rural telephone cooperative corporation as required in KRS

Chapter 279;

(k) Unincorporated nonprofit association as required in KRS Chapter 273A;

(l) Assumed name filing under KRS Chapter 365; and

(m) Filings under KRS Chapter 14A.

(2) The electronic signature shall satisfy the requirements set forth in KRS 369.101 to

369.120.
KRS § 12.220 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 12 / Section 12.220
12.220 Authority and duties of employed attorneys -- Tax collection -- Written opinions
Status: in_force

12.220 Authority and duties of employed attorneys -- Tax collection -- Written

opinions.

(1) Any attorney or attorneys employed pursuant to the provisions of KRS 12.210 shall

have authority to appear as the attorney for and to represent the department in the

trial and argument of any cases and proceedings in any and all courts, and before

boards, governmental agencies and tribunals in or out of this Commonwealth

whenever such department or any officer or employee thereof is a party in interest

or the official rights, powers or duties of the department or of any officer or

employee thereof are directly or indirectly affected.

(2) Such attorney or attorneys may institute and prosecute any suits, motions, actions

and proceedings necessary to cause the assessment of property, the collection of

taxes, and the payment of all claims, accounts, demands and judgments of the

Commonwealth, for the assessment or collection of which the department may be

charged by law, and to take all necessary steps by suit, motion, action or otherwise

to collect or cause to be collected and paid into the State Treasury all such claims,

demands, accounts and judgments. Any attorney or attorneys so employed shall

attend to any litigation and legal business within and without the state, required of

him or them by the terms of his or their employment; and also any litigation or legal

business that any officer or employee of such department may have in connection

with or growing out of his official duties or the official duties of the department;

and he or they, upon the written request of any executive or ministerial officer of the

department, shall give such department or officer his written opinion as to the duties

of such officer and shall prepare proper drafts of all instruments of writing and

perform such other legal services pertaining to the functions of the department as

may be provided by the terms of employment.
KRS § 426.310 — KY Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 426 / Section 426.310
426.310 Livestock -- Execution on -- Quashed or stayed -- Duty and cost of caring for
Status: in_force

426.310 Livestock -- Execution on -- Quashed or stayed -- Duty and cost of caring

for.

(1) If an execution is levied on livestock and no forthcoming or replevin bond is

immediately given, the officer shall provide sufficient sustenance for the livestock

levied on until it is legally disposed of. The officer shall make a fair estimate of his

expenses and collect them, subject to correction by the court. Upon the return of the

execution, if either party desires, the court shall fix what the officer shall be allowed

for his expenses, which shall be considered a part of the taxed costs in the case and

collected accordingly.

(2) If an execution levied on livestock is quashed, enjoined, superseded or suspended,

the officer levying it may have his expenses allowed, and issue his fee-bill for and

collect his expenses from the plaintiff in the execution. The expenses of the officer,

except when the execution is quashed, shall form a part of the costs and be collected

from the defendant if the stay or suspension be removed, or, if removed in part only,

then in proportion to such part.
KRS § 205.598 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.598
205.598 Withholding of income and state tax refund of person required by court to provide cost of child's health service -- Priority of claims for child support over costs of reimbursement of child medical support
Status: in_force

205.598 Withholding of income and state tax refund of person required by court to

provide cost of child's health service -- Priority of claims for child support over

costs of reimbursement of child medical support.

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall withhold the wages, salary, or

other employment income of, and require withholding amounts from state tax

refunds to, any person who:

(a) Is required by court or administrative order to provide coverage of the costs of

health services to a child who is eligible for medical assistance;

(b) Has received payment from a third party for the costs of the services for the

child; but

(c) Has not used these payments to reimburse either the other parent or guardian

of the child, or the provider of the services.

(2) Any claims for current or past-due child support income shall take priority over the

claims for the costs of reimbursing the Medical Assistance Program for child

medical support.
KRS § 202C.090 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 202C / Section 202C.090
202C.090 Relevant communications between qualified mental health professionals -- Not privileged
Status: in_force

202C.090 Relevant communications between qualified mental health

professionals -- Not privileged.

In proceedings under this chapter, there shall be no privilege as to any relevant

communications between qualified mental health professionals. Qualified mental

health professionals may disclose communications relating to diagnosis and

treatment of the patient's mental condition.
KRS § 503.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 503 / Section 503.010
503.010 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

503.010 Definitions for chapter.

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Deadly physical force" means force which is used with the purpose of causing

death or serious physical injury or which the defendant knows to create a substantial

risk of causing death or serious physical injury.

(2) "Dwelling" means a building or conveyance of any kind, including any attached

porch, whether the building or conveyance is temporary or permanent, mobile or

immobile, which has a roof over it, including a tent, and is designed to be occupied

by people lodging therein at night.

(3) "Imminent" means impending danger, and, in the context of domestic violence and

abuse as defined by KRS 403.720, belief that danger is imminent can be inferred

from a past pattern of repeated serious abuse.

(4) "Physical force" means force used upon or directed toward the body of another

person and includes confinement.

(5) "Residence" means a dwelling in which a person resides either temporarily or

permanently or is visiting as an invited guest.

(6) "Vehicle" means a conveyance of any kind, whether or not motorized, which is

designed to transport people or property.
KRS § 43.015 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 43 / Section 43.015
43.015 Organization of Auditor of Public Accounts
Status: in_force

43.015 Organization of Auditor of Public Accounts.

The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have the following organizational structure:

(1) The Office of the State Auditor;

(2) The Office of the Deputy Auditor, which shall have the following offices:

(a) Office of Local Government Audits;

(b) Office of State Government Audits and Technology;

(c) Office of Special Investigations; and

(d) Office of Quality Assurance;

(3) The Office of Planning and Management, which shall have the following divisions:

(a) Division of Information Technology Services;

(b) Division of Financial Management; and

(c) Division of Human Resource Administration;

(4) The Office of Legal and Records Services, which shall contain the Division of

Records Management; and

(5) The Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman, which shall have the following

offices:

(a) Office of Citizen Services and Policy Integrity;

(b) Office of Program Performance, which shall have the following divisions:

1. Division of Quality Control; and

2. Division of Program Access Compliance;

(c) Office of Professional Integrity and Employee Development; and

(d) Office of Policy and Research.
KRS § 382.810 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 382 / Section 382.810
382.810 Creation -- Acceptance and recordation necessary -- Duration -- Preexisting property interest
Status: in_force

382.810 Creation -- Acceptance and recordation necessary -- Duration --

Preexisting property interest.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in KRS 382.810 to 382.860, a conservation easement

may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or

otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.

(2) No right or duty in favor of or against a holder and no right in favor of a person

having a third-party right of enforcement shall arise under a conservation easement

before its acceptance by the holder and a recordation of the acceptance.

(3) Except as provided in KRS 382.820(2), a conservation easement shall be unlimited

in duration unless the instrument creating it otherwise provides.

(4) An interest in real property in existence at the time a conservation easement is

created shall not be impaired by it unless the owner of the interest is a party to the

conservation easement or consents to it.
KRS § 150.411 — KY Code / Title XII / Chapter 150 / Section 150.411
150.411 Taxidermist's records -- Mounting
Status: in_force

150.411 Taxidermist's records -- Mounting.

(1) Every licensed taxidermist shall keep a suitable record for five (5) years in which

shall be entered the species of each wildlife mounted by him and the name and

address of the person for whom the mounting was done.

(2) Any legally taken wildlife may be mounted, provided the wildlife bears

identification with the name and address of the owner and date and place taken until

such time as it is mounted.

(3) A fish and wildlife disposal permit, signed by a game warden, must be attached to

wildlife taken other than during a legally open hunting season. Such permit will

substitute for the identification required in subsection (2) of this section.
KRS § 216.210 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.210
216.210 Original issue may include bonds for additions and improvements
Status: in_force

216.210 Original issue may include bonds for additions and improvements.

Any city acquiring a municipal hospital pursuant to the provisions of KRS 216.100 to

216.220 may, at the time of issuing bonds for such acquisition, provide for additional

bonds for additions and permanent improvements to be placed in escrow and to be

negotiated from time to time as proceeds for that purpose are necessary. Such bonds when

so negotiated shall have equal standing with the bonds of the same issue.
KRS § 45.816 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 45 / Section 45.816
45.816 Listing of costs relating to issuance of revenue bonds by state agency
Status: in_force

45.816 Listing of costs relating to issuance of revenue bonds by state agency.

Prior to the issuance of the revenue bonds or notes, the agency authorized to issue the

bonds or notes shall furnish to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee and

the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, and make available to the

public, a listing of all costs associated, either directly or indirectly, with the issuance of

the revenue bonds or notes. The costs shall be itemized as to amount and name of payee,

and shall include fees or commissions paid to, or anticipated to be paid to, issuers,

underwriters, placement agents and advisors, financial advisors, remarketing agents,

credit enhancers, trustees, accountants, and the counsel of all such persons, bond counsel

and special tax counsel, and shall include the economic benefits received or anticipated to

be received by any other persons from any source in return for services performed relating

to the issuance of the bonds or notes. Changes in amounts or names of payees or

recipients, or additions of amounts or names of payees or recipients, to the listing

furnished and made available pursuant to this section, shall be furnished to the Capital

Projects and Bond Oversight Committee and the Interim Joint Committee on

Appropriations and Revenue and made available to the public within three (3) days

following the change.
KRS § 196.732 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.732
196.732 Community corrections funds -- Deposit of state funds saved via pilot projects -- Purposes of appropriated funds
Status: in_force

196.732 Community corrections funds -- Deposit of state funds saved via pilot

projects -- Purposes of appropriated funds.

(1) Beginning in the fiscal year after a pilot project has been implemented pursuant to

KRS 196.731, fifty percent (50%) of any state expenditures that are avoided as

calculated in KRS 196.731 shall be deposited by the department in the community

corrections fund, which shall be a separate, interest-bearing account within the State

Treasury. The remaining fifty percent (50%) shall be deposited in the general fund.

Amounts deposited in the community corrections fund, including interest, are

hereby appropriated to the commission for the following purposes:

(a) Fifty percent (50%) to the community corrections program responsible for

those savings; and

(b) Fifty percent (50%) to the Division of Probation and Parole.

(2) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, any moneys remaining in the community corrections

fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse but shall carry forward into the

next fiscal year to be used for the purposes outlined in this subsection.

(3) None of the calculated savings shall be appropriated to the commission for

distribution if:

(a) In a pilot project developed pursuant to KRS 196.731(1)(a), there is an

increase in the percentage of targeted offenders on probation who are

convicted of a new felony offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment; or

(b) In a pilot project developed pursuant to KRS 196.731(1)(b), there is an

increase in the percentage of supervised individuals who are convicted of a

new felony offense.

(4) The moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used to supplement, not

supplant, any other state or county appropriations for probation, parole or other

post-prison supervision services, or community corrections programs.

(5) Moneys received through appropriations pursuant to this section and KRS 196.731

shall be used for the following purposes:

(a) Implementing evidence-based practices;

(b) Creating, increasing, or improving the availability of risk reduction and

treatment programs and interventions, including substance abuse treatment

programs, for supervised individuals;

(c) Paying the costs of global positioning monitoring system for offenders of at

least medium risk; and

(d) Increasing the number of probation and parole staff, including equipment and

office space the officers and staff may need.
KRS § 160.440 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 160 / Section 160.440
160.440 Secretary of board of education
Status: in_force

160.440 Secretary of board of education.

Each board of education shall appoint a secretary for a term of one (1), two (2), three (3),

or four (4) years. The secretary shall not be a member of the board of education. The

board of education of any district may appoint its superintendent as secretary. However, a

superintendent who serves as secretary to the board shall not receive compensation in

addition to that which he receives for serving as superintendent. The board may fix a

reasonable salary for the secretary. The secretary shall keep the records of the board and

perform other duties imposed upon him by the board. All orders of the board must be

signed by the secretary and countersigned by the chairman of the board. The secretary

shall be custodian of all securities, documents, title papers, and other papers of the board

under such conditions as the board may direct. The secretary, when other than the

superintendent, shall make all records of the board available to the superintendent and the

board of education at any time and shall furnish the superintendent of schools and the

board of education such information as is revealed by the records at any time upon the

request of the superintendent or the board of education.