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KRS § 531.010 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 531 / Section 531.010
531.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

531.010 Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Child sex doll" means an anatomically correct or anatomically precise doll,

mannequin, or robot that may consist of an entire body, pelvis, or any other body

part, with features of, or with features that resemble, those of a minor and intended

for use in sexual acts;

(2) "Computer" means electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high-

speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions,

including but not limited to personal computers, laptops, computer software,

computer servers, processors, coprocessors, memory devices, storage devices, and

input and output devices;

(3) "Computer-generated image" means any visual depiction, including any

photograph, film, video, or picture, where the depiction has been created, adapted,

or modified by a computer to appear to be an identifiable person;

(4) "Distribute" means to transfer possession of, whether with or without consideration;

(5) "Identifiable person" means a person who is recognizable by the person's face,

likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic;

(6) "Matter" means any:

(a) Book, magazine, newspaper, or other printed or written material;

(b) Picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, live image transmitted over the

internet or other electronic network, other pictorial representation, or

computer-generated image;

(c) Statue, child sex doll, or other figure; or

(d) Recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction,

or any other articles, equipment, machines, or materials;

(7) "Obscene" means:

(a) To the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the

predominant appeal of the matter, taken as a whole, is to prurient interest in

sexual conduct;

(b) The matter depicts or describes the sexual conduct in a patently offensive

way; and

(c) The matter, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or

scientific value;

(8) "Private erotic matter" means an obscene visual image, including a photograph,

film, video recording, computer-generated image, or digital reproduction, of an

identifiable person, depicting sexual conduct or the exposure of uncovered human

genitals, buttocks, or nipple of the female breast. A person may be identifiable from

the image itself or from information distributed in connection with the visual image;

and

(9) "Sexual conduct" means acts of masturbation, homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality,

sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse; or physical contact with the

genitals, flagellation, or excretion for the purpose of sexual stimulation or

gratification.
KRS § 367.260 — KY Code / Title XXIX / Chapter 367 / Section 367.260
367.260 Unreasonable investigation
Status: in_force

367.260 Unreasonable investigation.

Any person may apply to a Circuit Court for an appropriate order to protect such person

from any unreasonable investigative action taken pursuant to KRS 367.110 to 367.300.
KRS § 196.735 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.735
196.735 Annual evaluation -- Renewal or continuation of programs
Status: in_force

196.735 Annual evaluation -- Renewal or continuation of programs.

The commission shall evaluate each community corrections program on an annual basis

to determine the degree to which the program has accomplished the goals set forth in

KRS 196.702(4). The commission shall not renew or continue a program that has failed

to accomplish those goals and that shows no promise of doing so in the future, after

allowing for changes in the number of convictions.
KRS § 456.040 — KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 456 / Section 456.040
456.040 Review of petition for interpersonal protective order -- Temporary interpersonal protective order
Status: in_force

456.040 Review of petition for interpersonal protective order -- Temporary

interpersonal protective order.

(1) (a) The court shall review a petition for an interpersonal protective order

immediately upon its filing. If the review indicates that dating violence and

abuse, stalking, or sexual assault exists, the court shall summons the parties to

an evidentiary hearing not more than fourteen (14) days in the future. If the

review indicates that such a basis does not exist, the court may consider an

amended petition or dismiss the petition without prejudice.

(b) Service of the summons and hearing order under this subsection shall be made

upon the adverse party personally and may be made in the manner and by the

persons authorized to serve subpoenas under Rule 45.03 of the Rules of Civil

Procedure. A summons may be reissued if service has not been made on the

adverse party by the fixed court date and time.

(2) (a) If the review under this section also indicates the presence of an immediate

and present danger of dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,

the court shall, upon the filing of the petition, issue ex parte a temporary

interpersonal protective order that:

1. Authorizes relief appropriate to the situation utilizing the alternatives set

out in KRS 456.060;

2. Sets forth which communications, if any, as requested by the petitioner,

are authorized and which communications are unauthorized;

3. Expires upon the conclusion of the evidentiary hearing required by this

section unless extended or withdrawn by subsequent order of the court;

and

4. Does not order or refer the parties to mediation unless requested by the

petitioner, and the court finds that:

a. The petitioner's request is voluntary and not the result of coercion;

and

b. Mediation is a realistic and viable alternative to or adjunct to the

issuance of an order sought by the petitioner.

Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to place any restriction or

restraint on the petitioner.

(b) If an order is not issued under this subsection, the court shall note on the

petition, for the record, any action taken or denied and the reason for it.
KRS § 434.320 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 434 / Section 434.320
434.320 Insolvent broker to accept no money or securities for margin from customer ignorant of broker's insolvency
Status: in_force

434.320 Insolvent broker to accept no money or securities for margin from

customer ignorant of broker's insolvency.

(1) Any broker who, knowing that he is insolvent, accepts or receives or consents to

receiving from a customer ignorant of the broker's insolvency, deposits of money,

stocks, bonds, securities, or other things of value belonging to the customer, to be

used as margin for the purchase of stocks, bonds, grain, produce or cotton,

otherwise than in payment of or security for an existing indebtedness, and who

thereby causes the customer to lose, in whole or in part, such money, stocks, bonds,

securities, or other things of value, shall be guilty of a Class D felony.

(2) "Broker," as used in KRS 434.320, 434.330, and 434.340, means any person

engaged in the business of buying or selling stocks, bonds, grain, produce, or cotton,

as agent or representative of other persons upon margins, and who charges

commissions for his services.
KRS § 278.694 — KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 278 / Section 278.694
278.694 Application -- Liability restriction -- No obligation of taxation
Status: in_force

278.694 Application -- Liability restriction -- No obligation of taxation.

(1) The laws of the Commonwealth shall govern the validity, enforceability,

attachment, perfection, priority, and exercise of remedies with respect to the

transfer of an interest or right or the pledge or creation of a security interest in any

securitized property.

(2) Neither the Commonwealth nor its political subdivisions shall be liable on any

securitized bonds. The bonds shall not be a:

(a) Debt or a general obligation of the Commonwealth or any of its political

subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities; or

(b) Special obligations or indebtedness of the Commonwealth or any of its

political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities.

(3) An issue of securitized bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently, obligate

the Commonwealth or any agency, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the

Commonwealth to levy any tax or make any appropriation for payment of the

securitized bonds, other than in their capacity as consumers of electricity. All

securitized bonds shall contain on their face a statement to the following effect:

"Neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the Commonwealth of

Kentucky is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, this bond."
KRS § 349.060 — KY Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 349 / Section 349.060
349.060 Powers and duties of Coalbed Methane Well Review Board -- Promulgation of administrative regulations
Status: in_force

349.060 Powers and duties of Coalbed Methane Well Review Board --

Promulgation of administrative regulations.

(1) The review board shall rule upon:

(a) Objections to proposed coalbed methane wells, their locations, the proposed

stimulation, or the proposed completion pursuant to KRS 349.020;

(b) Appeals of permit denials arising under KRS 349.020(5);

(c) Requests for a hearing arising under KRS 349.025(3);

(d) Requests for pooling orders pursuant to KRS 349.080(1);

(e) Requests for the establishment or modification of drilling units for coalbed

methane wells;

(f) Requests for the creation or modification of field rules relating to the drilling,

completion, and production of coalbed methane wells; and

(g) Requests for the unitization of coalbed methane wells, pools, or fields.

(2) The review board shall meet, hold conferences, and hold hearings at a time and

place as designated by the chairman. The chairman may call a meeting of the review

board at any time. A majority of the members of the review board shall constitute a

quorum for the transaction of any business to come before the review board. All

determinations of the review board shall be by majority vote of the quorum present.

The commissioner, or his or her designee within the department, shall be the

chairman of the review board. The review board shall hold a regular monthly

meeting. Notice of all meetings of the review board shall be given to each member

by the chairman at least ten (10) days in advance of each meeting, unless otherwise

agreed by the members.

(3) The review board shall execute, carry out, administer, and enforce the provisions of

this chapter in the manner provided in this section.

(4) The review board may:

(a) Take evidence and issue orders concerning the permitting of a coalbed

methane well, its location, stimulation, and the completion pursuant to KRS

349.015; issue pooling orders in accordance with KRS 349.080(1); issue

orders regarding the establishment or modification of drilling units for coalbed

methane wells, field rules relating to the drilling, completion, and production

of coalbed methane wells; and requests for the unitization of coalbed methane

wells, pools, and fields;

(b) Promulgate and enforce administrative regulations and rules necessary to

govern the practice and procedure before the review board;

(c) Make relevant investigations of records and facilities as it deems proper in

connection with ruling on any objections to a proposed coalbed methane well,

its location, the proposed stimulation, or the proposed completion; and

(d) Issue subpoenas for the attendance and sworn testimony from witnesses and

subpoenas duces tecum for the production of any books, records, maps, charts,

diagrams, electronic data, and other pertinent documents or data in the review

board's own name or at the request of any party.
KRS § 186.580 — KY Code / Title XVI / Chapter 186 / Section 186.580
186.580 Appeals
Status: in_force

186.580 Appeals.

If any person is aggrieved by any final order of the cabinet relating to the denial,

revocation, suspension, or cancellation of an operator's license or motorcycle operator's

license other than orders of revocation or suspension when the facts render revocation or

suspension mandatory, he may file a petition for judicial review in the Circuit Court of

the county in which he resides, or in the Franklin Circuit Court in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13B.
KRS § 196.175 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 196 / Section 196.175
196.175 Pregnant inmate -- Access to community-based programs -- Social worker to discuss options for care, feeding, and placement of infant -- Inmate's access to telephone -- Facility to provide nutrition and hygiene-related products for care of infant free of charge to indigent inmate
Status: in_force

196.175 Pregnant inmate -- Access to community-based programs -- Social worker

to discuss options for care, feeding, and placement of infant -- Inmate's access

to telephone -- Facility to provide nutrition and hygiene-related products for

care of infant free of charge to indigent inmate.

For any inmate housed in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention

facility, residential center, or reentry center who is known to be pregnant:

(1) The facility shall provide the inmate notice of, access to, and a written application

for community-based programs serving pregnant, birthing, or lactating inmates. At a

minimum, the notice shall contain how to qualify for the programs as well as

timelines for applying and the process for appealing a denial. If a community-based

program accepts the inmate but is denied access to the facility, the facility shall

provide to the inmate, in writing within fifteen (15) days of the request, the safety or

security concerns for the inmate, infant, public, or staff that led to the denial.

(2) The facility shall refer the inmate to a social worker who shall:

(a) Discuss with the inmate the options available for feeding, placement, and care

of the infant, including the benefits of lactation;

(b) Provide the inmate access to a phone to contact family regarding placement of

the infant; and

(c) Oversee the placement of the infant.

(3) For up to seventy-two (72) hours after the birth, the facility shall ensure that:

(a) The infant is allowed to remain with the inmate, unless a medical professional

determines that doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the inmate or

infant; and

(b) The inmate has access to nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to

care for the infant, including but not limited to diapers. Such products shall be

provided free of charge to indigent inmates.
KRS § 24A.240 — KY Code / Title IV / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.240
24A.240 Appearance of attorneys -- Actions prohibited -- Personal representatives as parties
Status: in_force

24A.240 Appearance of attorneys -- Actions prohibited -- Personal representatives

as parties.

(1) The appearance of an attorney-at-law on behalf of any party is permitted but not

required.

(2) No party may file an assigned claim or a class action in the division.

(3) No person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation engaged, either primarily

or secondarily, in the business of lending money at interest, nor any collection

agency or collection agent, may bring an action in the division in furtherance of

their business.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an executor or administrator of

a decedent's estate, a guardian, a trustee or a conservator may be a party in the

division.
KRS § 523.110 — KY Code / Title L / Chapter 523 / Section 523.110
523.110 Giving peace officer false identifying information
Status: in_force

523.110 Giving peace officer false identifying information.

(1) A person is guilty of giving a peace officer false identifying information when he or

she gives a false name, address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has asked for

the same in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties with the intent to

mislead the officer as to his or her identity. The provisions of this section shall not

apply unless the peace officer has first warned the person whose identification he or

she is seeking that giving a peace officer false identifying information is a criminal

offense.

(2) Giving a peace officer false identifying information is a Class B misdemeanor.
KRS § 439.3105 — KY Code / Title XL / Chapter 439 / Section 439.3105
439.3105 Administrative caseload supervision program for supervised offenders -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

439.3105 Administrative caseload supervision program for supervised offenders --

Administrative regulations.

(1) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the

provisions of this section to establish an administrative caseload supervision

program for supervised individuals whose results from a risk and needs assessment

indicate that they are low-risk offenders.

(2) The administrative caseload supervision program shall consist of monitoring

supervised individuals to ensure that they have not engaged in new criminal activity

and are fulfilling financial obligations to the court.

(3) If a supervised individual on administrative caseload supervision:

(a) Does not fulfill his or her restitution or other financial obligations to the court,

he or she may be placed on a higher level of supervision at the discretion of

the department; or

(b) Engages in criminal activity, he or she may be prosecuted, revoked, or placed

on a higher level of supervision; or

(c) Exhibits signs or symptoms of a substance abuse disorder, he or she may be

assessed by the Administrative Office of the Courts drug court personnel for

consideration of admission into drug court.

(4) A supervised individual on a higher level of supervision who demonstrates a

reduction in criminal risk factors upon reassessment and who has achieved the goals

established in his or her case plan may be placed on administrative caseload

supervision at the discretion of the department.

(5) A supervised individual on a higher level of supervision shall presumptively be

placed on administrative supervision if he or she has:

(a) Completed twelve (12) months of community supervision;

(b) Not violated the terms of his or her community supervision in the previous

twelve (12) months;

(c) Fulfilled all restitution and other financial obligations to the court;

(d) Demonstrated a reduction in criminal risk factors upon reassessment; and

(e) Achieved the goals established in his or her case plan.

(6) If the conditions or level of community supervision of a probationer are modified

under this section, the probation and parole officer shall file a copy of the modified

conditions or level with the sentencing court.

(7) The department may establish by administrative regulation conditions for overriding

presumptive administrative supervision.
KRS § 382.260 — KY Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 382 / Section 382.260
382.260 Deed not legally lodged for record unless tax paid
Status: in_force

382.260 Deed not legally lodged for record unless tax paid.

No deed shall be held to be legally lodged for record until the tax is paid thereon.
KRS § 66.320 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 66 / Section 66.320
66.320 Assistance to counties in reorganizing debt structure -- Investigation of debt situation
Status: in_force

66.320 Assistance to counties in reorganizing debt structure -- Investigation of debt

situation.

Any county, upon petition of its fiscal court, is entitled as a matter of right to the

assistance of the state local debt officer in formulating a plan for reorganizing its debt

structure. When any county is in default on the principal or interest of any indebtedness,

or gives evidence of becoming unable to meet principal or interest maturities on any

funded indebtedness within a reasonable time, or has an indebtedness which might, with

advantage to the county, be funded or refunded, the state local debt officer may

investigate the debt situation and credit standing of the county and negotiate with officials

and creditors of the county for the purpose of formulating a plan for issuing or reissuing

bonds.
KRS § 387.814 — KY Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 387 / Section 387.814
387.814 International application of KRS 387.810 to 387.854
Status: in_force

387.814 International application of KRS 387.810 to 387.854.

A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of

applying KRS 387.810 to 387.854, but not including KRS 387.844, 387.846, or 387.848.
KRS § 209.005 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 209 / Section 209.005
209.005 Elder Abuse Committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Annual report
Status: in_force

209.005 Elder Abuse Committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Annual report.

(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall create an Elder Abuse Committee

to develop a model protocol on elder abuse and neglect in the Commonwealth, that

shall be comprised of various agency representatives that include but are not limited

to:

(a) The Department for Community Based Services;

(b) The Department for Public Health;

(c) The Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual

Disabilities;

(d) The Department for Aging and Independent Living;

(e) The Office of Inspector General's Division of Health Care;

(f) The Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman;

(g) Area Agencies on Aging;

(h) Local and state law enforcement official; and

(i) Prosecutors.

(2) The committee shall address issues of prevention, intervention, investigation, and

agency coordination of services on a state and local level through interaction with

local groups or entities that either directly or indirectly provide services to the elder

population, including but not limited to:

(a) Senior citizen centers;

(b) Local governmental human service groups;

(c) The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky;

(d) Long-Term Care Ombudsmen; and

(e) Other organizations or associations dedicated to serving elder citizens and

their families in the Commonwealth.

(3) The committee shall:

(a) Recommend a model protocol for the joint multidisciplinary investigation of

reports of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the elderly;

(b) Recommend practices to assure timely reporting of referrals of abuse, neglect,

or exploitation required under KRS 209.030(12);

(c) Explore the need for a comprehensive statewide resource directory of services

for the elderly;

(d) Enhance existing public awareness campaigns for elder abuse and neglect;

and

(e) Provide forums for the exchange of information to educate the elder

population and their families on the rights of elders.

(4) The committee shall produce an annual report of their activities, products, and

recommendations for public policy to the Governor and the Legislative Research

Commission.