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KRS § 504.060 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 504 / Section 504.060
504.060 Definitions for chapter
Status: in_force

504.060 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Corrections;

(2) "Examiner" means a psychologist or psychiatrist who examines, treats, or reports

on a defendant's mental condition as required by this chapter;

(3) "Forensic psychiatric facility" means a mental institution or facility, or part thereof,

designated by the secretary for the purpose and function of providing inpatient

evaluation, care, and treatment for mentally ill persons or individuals with an

intellectual disability who have been charged with or convicted of a felony;

(4) "Foreseeable future" means not more than three hundred sixty (360) days;

(5) "Incompetency to stand trial" means, as a result of mental condition, lack of

capacity to appreciate the nature and consequences of the proceedings against one

or to participate rationally in one's own defense;

(6) "Individual with an intellectual disability" means an individual with significantly

subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in

adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period and is a

condition which may exist concurrently with mental illness or insanity;

(7) "Insanity" means, as a result of mental condition, lack of substantial capacity either

to appreciate the criminality of one's conduct or to conform one's conduct to the

requirements of law;

(8) "Mental illness" means substantially impaired capacity to use self-control,

judgment, or discretion in the conduct of one's affairs and social relations,

associated with maladaptive behavior or recognized emotional symptoms where

impaired capacity, maladaptive behavior, or emotional symptoms can be related to

physiological, psychological, or social factors;

(9) "Psychiatrist" means a physician licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311 who is

certified or eligible to apply for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry

and Neurology, Inc.;

(10) "Psychologist" means a person licensed at the doctoral level pursuant to KRS

Chapter 319 who has been designated by the Kentucky Board of Examiners of

Psychology as competent to perform examinations;

(11) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(12) "Treatment" means medication or counseling, therapy, psychotherapy, and other

professional services provided by or at the direction of psychologists or

psychiatrists. "Treatment" shall not include electroshock therapy or psychosurgery;

and

(13) "Treatment facility" means an institution or part thereof, approved by the Cabinet

for Health and Family Services, which provides evaluation, care, and treatment for

insane or mentally ill persons or individuals with an intellectual disability on an

inpatient or outpatient basis.
KRS § 80.550 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 80 / Section 80.550
80.550 Issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

80.550 Issuance of bonds.

(1) An authority shall have power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion, for

any of its corporate purposes. An authority shall also have power to issue refunding

bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it.

(2) An authority may issue such types of bonds as it may determine, including (without

limiting the generality of the foregoing) bonds on which the principal and interest

are payable:

(a) Exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project financed

with the proceeds of such bonds;

(b) Exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated housing

developments whether or not they are financed in whole or in part with the

proceeds of such bonds; or

(c) From its revenues generally.

(3) Any such bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant or

contributions from the federal government or other source, or a pledge of any

income or revenues of the authority, or a mortgage of any housing project, projects

or other property of the authority.

(4) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases

and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, a housing authority

(including any housing authority created pursuant to KRS 80.010 to 80.250), in

addition to its other powers, shall have power to agree to sell a project or projects,

and to make and enter into such covenants and conditions and to do any and all such

acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in order to secure its bonds, or, in

the discretion of said authority, as will tend to make the bonds more marketable.

(5) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of other obligations, a

regional housing authority may covenant as to limitations on its right to adopt

resolutions relating to the increase or decrease of its area of operation.
KRS § 268.480 — KY Code / Title XXII / Chapter 268 / Section 268.480
268.480 Owners may maintain improvements -- Credit slip for work done -- Terms -- Use
Status: in_force

268.480 Owners may maintain improvements -- Credit slip for work done -- Terms

-- Use.

(1) Owners in a district may be employed on maintenance work and their work credited

against their maintenance assessments, within the discretion of the board or the

drainage commissioners. In part or full payment for the work, printed credit slips

shall be issued by the president of the board, the drainage commissioner and the

treasurer of the district, each slip showing to whom issued, the date and hours of

work, whether day labor, teams or otherwise, materials supplied, location of work

and any other information the board considers proper. Before becoming valid, the

credit slips shall be approved by the board and made a part of its records. Rates of

pay shall not be greater than current for similar work in the locality. The work shall

be distributed among the landowners as equitably as is economically possible, but

economy shall be the first consideration, and only satisfactory workers shall be

employed.

(2) At least twenty (20) days before the maintenance assessments are due all credit slips

shall be sent to the treasurer and proper deductions made for them from the

maintenance assessments. The board shall report to the sheriff the deductions to be

made, and a copy of the report shall be retained in the minutes. The board may

authorize the treasurer to receive money payments to make up the balance due on

maintenance assessments. The sheriff shall collect the remainder of the assessments

in the regular way. The board may, at its discretion, permit transfer of credit slips

from one (1) owner to another, and the use of credit slips in other than the year in

which the work was done. Otherwise the credit slips shall be valid only in the year

in which the work is done. Credit slips shall not be used in payment of other than

maintenance assessments.
KRS § 75.080 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 75 / Section 75.080
75.080 Erection of fire hydrants
Status: in_force

75.080 Erection of fire hydrants.

The trustees of any fire protection district wherein water pipes have been constructed and

are maintained in the public ways thereof may by resolution duly adopted cause the

erection of fire hydrants and attachments to the water pipes in the public ways, after the

trustees have made a written contract for water to be furnished for use in the hydrants.

The cost of such erection and attachments shall be apportioned by the trustees against the

owners of the property fronting the public ways in which the fire hydrants are erected, by

any equitable mode of apportionment which the board of trustees prescribes in the

resolution ordering the erection of the fire hydrants and a lien shall exist against the

property against which the apportionment runs for the cost of such improvement in the

amount of such apportionment and interest thereon at the rate of six percent (6%) per

annum. The lien is enforceable by proceedings in court. The erection and installation of

fire hydrants may be under contract let to the lowest and best bidder after advertisement

by publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
KRS § 197.540 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 197 / Section 197.540
197.540 Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond -- Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds
Status: in_force

197.540 Irrevocable letter of credit as substitute for performance bond --

Protection of state's interest in continual level of prison beds.

(1) When KRS 197.510 or any other statute relating to contracting for the private

operation of prisons requires a performance bond, an irrevocable letter of credit or a

performance bond in a form satisfactory to the Commonwealth may be substituted.

(2) The contract shall also protect the state's interest in providing a continual level of

prison beds available without a sudden drop in the number of prison beds available

or the need to release inmates or provide for their transfer to other facilities.
KRS § 216.170 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216 / Section 216.170
216.170 Use of surplus in operating fund
Status: in_force

216.170 Use of surplus in operating fund.

If a surplus is accumulated in the operating and maintenance fund equal to the cost of

maintaining and operating the municipal hospital during the remainder of the calendar,

operating or fiscal year, as may be provided by the ordinance required by KRS 216.160,

the city legislative body may at any time transfer the excess to the depreciation account to

be used for any improvements or additions to the hospital.
KRS § 63.110 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 63 / Section 63.110
63.110 Hearing -- Order of removal
Status: in_force

63.110 Hearing -- Order of removal.

(1) The case shall be heard before the Governor on oral testimony or by depositions, as

the Governor may direct. Testimony before the Governor shall be taken upon oath

administered by the Governor or by a stenographer designated by him, and shall be

taken down in shorthand notes and transcribed by the stenographer. All exhibits,

depositions and the transcript of testimony taken before the Governor shall be filed

in the office of the Secretary of State as a part of the record in the proceedings. The

officer sought to be removed shall have the right to appear in person before the

Governor and testify and be represented by counsel. The hearing need not be

conducted under the forms of court procedure.

(2) The Governor shall consider all the testimony offered by each side and make

findings of fact, and if the Governor finds from the testimony that the officer is

guilty of neglect of duty, he shall enter an order removing the officer from office.

The order of removal, together with the findings of fact, shall be signed by the

Governor and recorded in the Executive Journal.
KRS § 365.445 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 365 / Section 365.445
365.445 Duration of license -- Renewal -- Fee
Status: in_force

365.445 Duration of license -- Renewal -- Fee.

A license to conduct a sale issued pursuant to KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992 shall

not be issued or valid for a period of more than thirty (30) days from the start of the sale,

and the sale may be conducted only during the period set forth in the license. The license

may be renewed not more than once for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days upon

affidavit of the licensee that all of the goods listed in the inventory have not been

disposed of and that no new goods have been or will be added to the inventory previously

filed pursuant to KRS 365.410 to 365.480 and 365.992, by purchase, acquisition on

consignment or otherwise. The application for renewal of the license shall be made not

more than thirteen (13) days prior to the time of the expiration of the license and shall

contain a new inventory of goods remaining on hand at the time the application for

renewal is made, which new inventory shall be prepared and furnished in the same

manner and form as the original inventory. No renewal shall be granted if any goods have

been added to the stock listed in the inventory since the date of the issuance of the

license. A fee pursuant to KRS 64.012 shall accompany an application for the license and

for each renewal of a license.
KRS § 158.6459 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 158 / Section 158.6459
158.6459 Intervention strategies for accelerated learning -- Individualized learning plan -- Support and technical assistance
Status: in_force

158.6459 Intervention strategies for accelerated learning -- Individualized

learning plan -- Support and technical assistance.

(1) A high school student whose highest score on the college admissions

examination under KRS 158.6453(5)(b)5. in English, reading, or mathematics

is below the systemwide standard established by the Council on

Postsecondary Education for entry into a credit-bearing course at a public

postsecondary institution without placement in a remedial course or an

entry-level course with supplementary academic support shall be provided the

opportunity to participate in accelerated learning designed to address his or her

identified academic deficiencies prior to high school graduation.

(2) A high school, in collaboration with its school district, shall develop and

implement accelerated learning that:

(a) Allows a student's learning plan to be individualized to meet the student's

academic needs based on an assessment of test results and consultation

among parents, teachers, and the student; and

(b) May include changes in a student's class schedule.

(3) The Kentucky Department of Education, the Council on Postsecondary

Education, and public postsecondary institutions shall offer support and

technical assistance to schools and school districts in the development of

accelerated learning.
KRS § 64.056 — KY Code / Title VIII / Chapter 64 / Section 64.056
64.056 Manner of setting compensation of clerks of the Circuit Court -- Salary increases
Status: in_force

64.056 Manner of setting compensation of clerks of the Circuit Court -- Salary

increases.

Compensation of clerks of the Circuit Court shall be set in accordance with the judicial

personnel system. The Chief Justice shall include anticipated salary increases for clerks of

the Circuit Court in the judicial branch budget recommendation. The increases may be

limited by the General Assembly in the judicial branch budget bill.
KRS § 171.620 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.620
171.620 Private documents of public interest
Status: in_force

171.620 Private documents of public interest.

The department is authorized, whenever it is deemed to be in the public interest, to accept

for deposit:

(1) The papers and other historical materials of any Governor of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky, or of any other official or former official of the state or its subdivisions,

and other papers relating to and contemporary with any Governor or former

Governor of Kentucky, subject to restrictions agreeable to the department and the

donor;

(2) Documents, including motion picture films, still pictures, sound recordings, maps,

and papers, from private sources that are appropriate for preservation by the state

government as evidence of its organization, functions, policies, and transactions or

those of its subdivisions.
KRS § 67.740 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67 / Section 67.740
67.740 Assumption of duties of county judge/executive by fiscal court member
Status: in_force

67.740 Assumption of duties of county judge/executive by fiscal court member.

If neither the county judge/executive nor the deputy county judge/executive is able to

serve in the office by reason of absence or disability, then the duties of the county

judge/executive shall be assumed temporarily by a member of the fiscal court selected for

this purpose by the fiscal court, provisions of subsection (2) of KRS 61.080 to the

contrary notwithstanding.
KRS § 183.730 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 183 / Section 183.730
183.730 Additional bonds, purposes of issue
Status: in_force

183.730 Additional bonds, purposes of issue.

Any governmental unit acquiring, constructing, maintaining, expanding, financing or

improving any air navigation facilities or any airport facilities pursuant to the provisions

of KRS 183.630 to 183.740 may, at the time of issuing the bonds for such acquisition,

construction, maintenance, expansion, financing or improvement, provide for additional

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

negotiated from time to time as proceeds for that purpose may be necessary. Bonds placed

in escrow shall, when negotiated, have equal standing with the bonds of the same issue.
KRS § 380.080 — KY Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 380 / Section 380.080
380.080 Debt adjuster prohibited from sale of debtor's personal information without written authorization -- Confidentiality agreement
Status: in_force

380.080 Debt adjuster prohibited from sale of debtor's personal information

without written authorization -- Confidentiality agreement.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a debt adjuster shall not sell or transfer

a debtor's personal information unless the debtor provides a valid authorization that

includes a specification that the debtor's personal information may be sold or

transferred by the debt adjuster who received the debtor's personal information.

(2) An authorization shall:

(a) Be in writing; and

(b) Provide that prior to any sale or transfer of the debtor's personal information,

the debt adjuster shall obtain a written confidentiality agreement from the

person to whom the personal information is sold or transferred stating that the

person will not sell or transfer the debtor's personal information.
KRS § 342.318 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 342 / Section 342.318
342.318 Application of provisions of KRS 342.316(4) to certain asbestos-related disease claims
Status: in_force

342.318 Application of provisions of KRS 342.316(4) to certain asbestos-related

disease claims.

The provisions of KRS 342.316(4) shall apply to employees' asbestos-related disease

claims filed on or after July 15, 1986.
KRS § 341.272 — KY Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 341 / Section 341.272
341.272 Contribution rate of new employer engaged in contract construction trades
Status: in_force

341.272 Contribution rate of new employer engaged in contract construction

trades.

(1) Notwithstanding any section of this chapter to the contrary, on or after July 15,

1984, any new domestic corporation, or any foreign corporation authorized to do

business in this state, or any foreign corporation active in conjunction with a

domestic corporation in a joint venture, partnership or other legal entity engaged in

the contract construction trades shall pay contributions equal to the maximum rate

of contributions payable under the rate schedule in effect for any given calendar

year as determined by KRS 341.270; and, such maximum rate of contributions shall

remain in effect until the employer has employed persons in this state for not less

than twelve (12) consecutive calendar quarters ending as of June 30 immediately

preceding the computation date. Thereafter, such employer's contribution rate shall

be determined in accordance with the provisions of KRS 341.270(4).

(2) On or after January 1, 1989, any new domestic or foreign proprietorship or

partnership engaged in the contract construction trades shall be subject to the

provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
KRS § 106.090 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 106 / Section 106.090
106.090 Remedies of bondholders
Status: in_force

106.090 Remedies of bondholders.

The waterworks so acquired, together with the extensions and appurtenances, shall

remain subject to the statutory lien until the payment in full of the principal and interest

of the bonds. Any holder of the bonds or coupons may, by action at law or in equity,

protect and enforce the lien and enforce and compel performance of all duties required by

this chapter, including the making and collecting of sufficient rates, the segregation of the

income and revenue, and the application thereof.
KRS § 49.220 — KY Code / Title VI / Chapter 49 / Section 49.220
49.220 Exclusive jurisdiction of Board of Tax Appeals -- Notice of rulings of revenue and taxation agencies -- Appeals to board -- Procedure
Status: in_force

49.220 Exclusive jurisdiction of Board of Tax Appeals -- Notice of rulings of

revenue and taxation agencies -- Appeals to board -- Procedure.

(1) The Board of Tax Appeals is vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and

determine appeals from final rulings, orders, and determinations of any revenue and

taxation agency affecting revenue and taxation. Administrative hearings before the

board shall be de novo and conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B and

administrative regulations promulgated by the board.

(2) Any revenue and taxation agency charged with the administration of any taxing or

licensing measure which is under the jurisdiction of the board shall mail by certified

mail notice of its ruling, order, or determination within three (3) working days from

the date of the decision.

(3) Any party aggrieved by any ruling, order, or determination of any revenue and

taxation agency charged with the administration of any taxing or licensing measure

may prosecute an appeal to the board by filing a complaint or petition of appeal

before the board within thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing of the agency's

ruling, order, or determination.

(4) If the Department of Revenue is aggrieved by the decision of any county board of

assessment appeals on an assessment recommended by the department and

prosecutes an appeal to the board as authorized in subsection (3) of this section, the

commissioner of revenue shall, within twenty (20) days, certify in writing to the

board the assessment recommended.

(5) The board shall immediately forward copies of the certification to the parties to the

appeal. The assessed value shall be prima facie evidence of the value at which the

property should be assessed.
KRS § 13A.3446 — KY Code / Title III / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.3446
13A.3446 Unenforceability of 201 KAR 23:170, Telehealth and Social Work Practice, as of April 12, 2024
Status: in_force

13A.3446 Unenforceability of 201 KAR 23:170, Telehealth and Social Work

Practice, as of April 12, 2024.

(1) The General Assembly finds that the proposed administrative regulation, 201 KAR

23:170, Telehealth and Social Work Practice, was found deficient pursuant to KRS

13A.030, on or after March 30, 2023, and before April 15, 2024, as evidenced by

the records of the Legislative Research Commission.

(2) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes

notwithstanding:

(a) If the proposed administrative regulation referenced in subsection (1) of this

section has not been adopted on or before April 12, 2024, the proposed

administrative regulation shall expire as of April 12, 2024; or

(b) If the proposed administrative regulation referenced in subsection (1) of this

section has been adopted on or before April 12, 2024, the administrative

regulation shall be null, void, and unenforceable as of April 12, 2024.

(3) Contrary provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes

notwithstanding, the administrative body shall be prohibited from promulgating an

administrative regulation that is identical to, or substantially the same as, the

proposed administrative regulation referenced in subsection (1) of this section for a

period beginning on January 2, 2024, and concluding on June 1, 2025.

(4) The proposed administrative regulation referenced in subsection (1) of this section

shall be available to the public, in the office of the Legislative Research

Commission's regulations compiler.