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KRS § 227.275 — KY Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227 / Section 227.275
227.275 Arson investigators
Status: in_force

227.275 Arson investigators.

(1) The commissioner, Department of Kentucky State Police, may designate officers

and employees of the Department of Kentucky State Police to investigate and

enforce the provisions against arson and arson related offenses occurring within the

state and such officers when duly authorized by the commissioner, Department of

Kentucky State Police, shall have the general powers of a peace officer for the

prevention of other offenses against the Commonwealth.

(2) Each arson investigator so appointed shall, before entering upon the discharge of his

or her various duties, take an oath before a person authorized to administer oaths to

faithfully discharge his or her duties, and the oath shall be subscribed by the person

taking it and filed in the records of the department.

(3) Each of said persons shall give such bond as the commissioner, Department of

Kentucky State Police, may designate and with such surety as required by the

commissioner, Department of Kentucky State Police, conditioned upon faithful

performance of his or her duties.
KRS § 178.050 — KY Code / Title XV / Chapter 178 / Section 178.050
178.050 Notice and advertisement of establishment, alteration or discontinuance, and of letting of contracts
Status: in_force

178.050 Notice and advertisement of establishment, alteration or discontinuance,

and of letting of contracts.

(1) No county road shall be established or discontinued, or the location thereof changed

unless due notice thereof has been given according to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Notices and advertisements for the establishment, alteration or discontinuance of

any county road, bridge or landing, and all notices and advertisements for the letting

of contracts for construction or maintenance of county roads and bridges under the

provisions of this chapter shall be published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424 by the

county road engineer.
KRS § 100.171 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 100 / Section 100.171
100.171 Quorum -- Member may conduct hearing or preside
Status: in_force

100.171 Quorum -- Member may conduct hearing or preside.

(1) A simple majority of the total membership of a planning commission as established

by agreement shall constitute a quorum, except that a planning unit created pursuant

to KRS 100.137 may specify in its planning agreement that five (5) members of the

planning commission shall constitute a quorum. Any member of a planning

commission who has any direct or indirect financial interest in the outcome of any

question before the body shall disclose the nature of the interest and shall disqualify

himself from voting on the question, and he shall not be counted for the purpose of

a quorum. A simple majority vote of all members present where there is a properly

constituted quorum shall be necessary to transact any business of the commission,

except that a vote of a simple majority of the total membership shall be necessary

for the adoption or amendment of the comprehensive plan.

(2) A planning commission may appoint one (1) or more of its members to act as a

hearing examiner or examiners to preside over a public hearing and make

recommendations to the commission based upon a transcript of record of the

hearing.
KRS § 198B.140 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.140
198B.140 Hindrance of building inspectors prohibited
Status: in_force

198B.140 Hindrance of building inspectors prohibited.

No person shall hinder an inspector enforcing any of the provisions of this chapter in the

performance of his lawful duties under this chapter.
KRS § 212.870 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 212.870
212.870 District health department -- Staff -- Compensation
Status: in_force

212.870 District health department -- Staff -- Compensation.

(1) A district health officer may employ and fix the compensation of, by contract or

otherwise, subject to the approval of the cabinet all medical, administrative,

technical, clerical, professional, and other employees necessary for the maintenance

and operation of the district health department in accordance with standards and

merit system provisions prescribed by the cabinet.

(2) In the absence of a district health officer the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and

Family Services or his duly appointed representative shall serve as health officer for

the district health department.

(3) All employees of county health departments which join a district health department

shall become employees of the district health department.
KRS § 7.320 — KY Code / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 7.320
7.320 Powers and duties of the Commission
Status: in_force

7.320 Powers and duties of the Commission.

(1) The Legislative Research Commission or a subcommittee authorized by it shall

study and examine expenditures of state agencies. To facilitate optimum

effectiveness and economy in the performance of this function, the Legislative

Research Commission or a committee or subcommittee authorized by it, shall

employ electronic data processing equipment including computers and other

necessary support equipment capable of providing read only access to the desired

expenditure records. The Commission may organize and adopt rules for the

conduct of its business and do whatever else it considers necessary or advisable to

carry out the purposes of KRS 7.310 to 7.380.

(2) The Commission may adopt rules and prescribe procedures for the conduct of its

affairs.

(3) The Commission or any member thereof or any employee duly authorized by the

Commission or the co-chairmen thereof may administer oaths, issue subpoenas,

compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts,

documents, and testimony, and have the deposition of witnesses taken in the manner

prescribed by law for taking depositions in civil actions. If a person disobeys or

refuses to comply with a subpoena, or if a witness refuses to testify to a matter

regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, the Franklin Circuit Court may on

application of the Commission compel obedience by proceedings for contempt in

the same manner as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena

issued from the court or a refusal to testify in the court. Each witness who appears

before the Commission by its order, other than an officer or employee of the state, is

entitled to the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of

record, which shall be audited and paid upon the presentation of proper vouchers

sworn to by such witnesses and approved by the co-chairmen of the Commission.
KRS § 120.175 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 120 / Section 120.175
120.175 Appeal to Court of Appeals
Status: in_force

120.175 Appeal to Court of Appeals.

Any party may appeal to the Court of Appeals from a judgment entered under KRS

120.155, in the same manner as provided in KRS 120.075, all of the provisions of which

statute shall be applicable.
KRS § 164.587 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.587
164.587 Medical and accident insurance program for students
Status: in_force

164.587 Medical and accident insurance program for students.

(1) The board of regents may provide medical and accident insurance for students

enrolled in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System institutions.

The president, on behalf of the system, may enter into a contract or contracts with

one (1) or more sureties or insurance companies or their agents to provide

appropriate medical and accident insurance coverage and to provide group coverage

to all students enrolled in institutions within the system. The appropriate group

coverage shall be issued by one (1) or more sureties or insurance companies

authorized to transact business in this state, and the coverage shall be approved by

the commissioner of insurance.

(2) The board shall approve policies upon recommendation of the president to

implement the medical and accident insurance program. The board may fix the rate

of fees for all postsecondary and adult students as it deems necessary to meet the

expense in whole or in part for appropriate student medical and accident insurance.

(3) The limits of liability and other appropriate provisions for student medical and

accident insurance authorized by this section shall be set by the board.
KRS § 262.906 — KY Code / Title XXI / Chapter 262 / Section 262.906
262.906 Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) Corporation -- Board of directors
Status: in_force

262.906 Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) Corporation --

Board of directors.

(1) There is hereby created the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement

Corporation which shall oversee all issues involving purchases of agricultural

conservation easements. The corporation shall be a de jure municipal corporation

and political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The corporation shall be a public

agency within the meaning of KRS 61.805 and 61.870 and shall be attached for

administrative purposes to the Department of Agriculture.

(2) (a) The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors, consisting of the

following eleven (11) members: four (4) public directors who shall be the

Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, the secretary of the Energy

and Environment Cabinet, the dean of the University of Kentucky College of

Agriculture, and the chair of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, or

their designees; and seven (7) private directors who shall be appointed by the

Governor, as follows:

1. One (1) private director from each of the six (6) congressional districts;

and

2. One (1) private director from a list of three (3) persons suggested by the

Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.

(b) Initial appointment of the private directors by the Governor shall be for

staggered terms.

(c) No more than four (4) of the private directors shall be from the same political

party. Members shall serve a term of four (4) years, with the exception of the

initial members, and may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same

manner as the appointment is made.

(3) (a) Any member who has an ownership interest in any of the lands eligible for the

purchase of an agricultural conservation easement or other property interest

and who wishes to apply to sell an easement while serving on the board of

directors shall withdraw himself from all board activities prior to application

and until the transaction is complete. The Governor shall appoint an interim

member to fill the vacancy until the transaction is complete.

(b) Any person who has previously applied for or sold an agricultural

conservation easement may serve on the board.

(4) Members shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for

expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
KRS § 164.0284 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.0284
164.0284 Annual compilation of data concerning in-demand jobs, college costs, student loan debt, graduation rates, and student and graduate employment -- Administrative regulations
Status: in_force

164.0284 Annual compilation of data concerning in-demand jobs, college

costs, student loan debt, graduation rates, and student and graduate

employment -- Administrative regulations.

(1) In order to help prospective students make more informed decisions about

their futures and ensure that they are adequately aware of the cost of college

and other career paths, the Council on Postsecondary Education shall compile

on an annual basis the following information:

(a) The most in-demand jobs in the state along with the starting salary, the

median salary, and the typical education level for those jobs;

(b) For the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, each

comprehensive university, and each college within the Kentucky

Community and Technical College System:

1. The average cost;

2. The average three (3) year student loan default rate;

3. The average student loan debt for students who have attended the

institution;

4. The percentage of students taking out student loans;

5. The average graduation rate and average time to completion;

6. The number of students completing high school credential programs

and career and technical education programs, and, as available, the

number of students completing apprenticeship programs; and

7. The median and range of starting salaries for graduates; and

(c) For each college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College

System, the percentage of students employed by program area and, as

data becomes available, the rate of students gainfully employed in the

recognized occupation for which the student was trained or in a related

comparable recognized occupation.

(2) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall maintain and ensure access to

the information by prospective students in the state. The council shall work with

the Kentucky Center for Statistics, the Kentucky Department of Education, the

Education and Labor Cabinet, and the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance

Authority and other stakeholders the council determines necessary to develop

a delivery method to carry out the objectives of this section.

(3) The council may promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out

this section and may require and compile information for specific programs

within the postsecondary institutions identified in subsection (1)(b) of this

section.
KRS § 97.250 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 97 / Section 97.250
97.250 Powers of department of public parks and recreation in first-class cities -- Employees -- Director of parks and recreation
Status: in_force

97.250 Powers of department of public parks and recreation in first-class cities --

Employees -- Director of parks and recreation.

(1) The department of public parks and recreation of any city of the first class shall

exercise all of the powers and perform all of the functions and duties of any former

board of park commissioners of the city, except as otherwise provided by law or by

KRS 97.250 to 97.257. The agents and employees of the department of public parks

and recreation, except as provided herein, shall be employed and governed in

accordance with the merit system, as provided by any law or amendments thereof,

and any rules and regulations issued pursuant thereto, authorizing, creating and

governing any city board or commission empowered to administer and enforce civil

service laws, rules and regulations in and for the city.

(2) The department of public parks and recreation of any city of the first class shall be

under the supervision and direction of a director to be designated director of parks

and recreation, and shall have exclusive direction, supervision and control of all

park property, as herein defined, except as otherwise provided by law or by KRS

97.250 to 97.257 or by ordinance of the legislative body of said city; and shall

provide for and supervise all public amusements and recreation in parks,

playgrounds, and community centers. The director of the department may adopt

rules and regulations for the reasonable and proper use, management and control of

public park, playground and community center property, and may organize the

department for administrative purposes into the divisions necessary for the proper

conduct of the business of said department, and appoint heads or chiefs of the

divisions, who, under the supervision and control of the director, shall have the

direction of such divisions.
KRS § 242.320 — KY Code / Title XX / Chapter 242 / Section 242.320
242.320 Action for forfeiture
Status: in_force

242.320 Action for forfeiture.

(1) Any Commonwealth's attorney, county attorney, mayor of a city, or any private

citizen may maintain an action in equity in the name of the state upon relation of

said officers or citizen against the owner to forfeit property declared a nuisance by

KRS 242.310.

(2) If the petition is filed by a private citizen, it shall not be dismissed except upon a

sworn statement made by the citizen and his attorney, setting forth the reasons why

same should be dismissed, and except upon approval in writing in open court by the

Commonwealth's attorney or the county attorney.
KRS § 95A.200 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95A / Section 95A.200
95A.200 Intention of General Assembly to assist local firefighters
Status: in_force

95A.200 Intention of General Assembly to assist local firefighters.

It is the intention of the General Assembly to assure that fire protection in the

Commonwealth is continually strengthened, upgraded and attractive to highly qualified

men and women who choose firefighting as a profession; and to retain qualified and

experienced firefighters for the purpose of providing maximum protection and safety to

the citizens of, and visitors to, this Commonwealth; and to offer a state monetary

supplement for local firefighters while upgrading the educational and training standards

of such firefighters.
KRS § 95.877 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.877
95.877 Each member deemed to authorize deductions for contributions
Status: in_force

95.877 Each member deemed to authorize deductions for contributions.

Each member shall, by virtue of the payment of contributions to the fund or pick up of

employee contributions by the employer pursuant to KRS 65.155, receive a vested

interest in such contributions, and in consideration of such vested interest, shall be

conclusively deemed to undertake and agree to pay the same and to have the amounts

deducted from his salary as herein provided, or to have such contributions picked up by

the employer pursuant to KRS 65.155.
KRS § 403.844 — KY Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 403 / Section 403.844
403.844 Enforcement under Hague Convention
Status: in_force

403.844 Enforcement under Hague Convention.

Under Article 3, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made

under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it

were a child custody determination.
KRS § 292.335 — KY Code / Title XXV / Chapter 292 / Section 292.335
292.335 Fees for initial or renewal registration or notice filing
Status: in_force

292.335 Fees for initial or renewal registration or notice filing.

(1) The fee for initial or renewal registration shall be, for:

(a) A broker-dealer, one hundred twenty dollars ($120);

(b) An investment adviser, one hundred dollars ($100);

(c) An agent, fifty dollars ($50);

(d) An investment adviser representative, fifty dollars ($50); and

(e) The transfer of an agent or investment adviser representative, fifty dollars

($50).

(2) The fee for initial or renewal notice filings shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for a

covered adviser.

(3) The fees required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not be refundable.
KRS § 640.060 — KY Code / Title LI / Chapter 640 / Section 640.060
640.060 Duty of Commonwealth's attorney
Status: in_force

640.060 Duty of Commonwealth's attorney.

It shall be the duty of the Commonwealth's attorney after the imposition of youthful

offender sentence, unless the defendant is granted probation, to cause to be forthwith

transmitted to the facility or program with the commitment papers, a concise statement of

the facts adduced at the trial or at the hearing of a plea of guilty.
KRS § 216B.0435 — KY Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.0435
216B.0435 Requirement of written agreements between abortion facility and acute-care hospital and ambulance service
Status: in_force

216B.0435 Requirement of written agreements between abortion facility and acute-

care hospital and ambulance service.

(1) Each abortion facility shall enter into a written agreement with a licensed acute-care

hospital capable of treating patients with unforeseen complications related to an

abortion facility procedure by which agreement the hospital agrees to accept and

treat these patients.

(2) If unforeseen complications arise prior to or during an abortion facility procedure,

the patient shall be transferred to the licensed acute-care hospital with which the

abortion facility has a written agreement as provided under subsection (1) of this

section or to the hospital selected by the patient, if the patient so chooses.

(3) Each abortion facility shall enter into a written agreement with a licensed local

ambulance service for the transport of any emergency patient within the scope of

subsection (1) of this section to the licensed acute-care hospital.

(4) The written agreements of an abortion facility with an acute-care hospital and with a

local ambulance service shall be filed by the abortion facility with the cabinet.
KRS § 205.6481 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 205.6481
205.6481 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

205.6481 Legislative findings.

The General Assembly hereby finds that:

(1) All citizens of the Commonwealth should have access to affordable health care; and

(2) It is estimated by the Legislative Research Commission that one hundred twenty-

five thousand (125,000) children in the Commonwealth have no health insurance

coverage; and

(3) Of the estimated one hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000) uninsured children in

the Commonwealth, ninety-one thousand two hundred fifty (91,250) fall at or below

two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level; and

(4) Uninsured children are of particular concern because of their need for preventative

and primary care to develop into healthy adulthood; and

(5) Measures not taken now to provide care for uninsured children will result in higher

human and financial costs due to the development of more severe conditions; and

(6) Eligible children in this Commonwealth should have access to cost-effective,

primary health care programs if they or their parents are unable to afford it on their

own; and

(7) It is in the interest of the citizens of the Commonwealth for the General Assembly

to foster the development of a children's health insurance program designed to

provide basic services to eligible children at minimum cost.
KRS § 198A.170 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198A / Section 198A.170
198A.170 Annual report and annual audit
Status: in_force

198A.170 Annual report and annual audit.

The corporation shall, promptly following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual

report of its activities for the preceding year to the Governor and the General Assembly.

Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the

corporation during the year. The housing fund shall also cause an annual audit to be made

by a resident independent certified public accountant of its books, accounts, and records,

with respect to its receipts, disbursements, contracts, mortgages, leases, assignments,

loans and all other matters relating to its financial operations. The persons performing

such audit shall furnish copies of the audit report to the secretary of the Finance and

Administration Cabinet, where they shall be placed on file and made available for

inspection by the general public.